title: [Hormonal regulation of feeding].
abstract: Obesity is an important healthcare problem. Steady increase in its prevalence is observed worldwide. The underlying cause of obesity is mainly increased calories intake. The regulation of appetite is held by the hypothalamus. Satiety signals are sent to central nervous system via vagus due to distension of the walls of digestive tract and secretion of cytokine signaling after meal digestion. Additionally leptin excreted from adipose tissue reflects the state of energy storage and affects the hypothalamus. The study presents the literature on hormonal regulation of feeding.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Promocji Zdrowin i Leczenia Otyłości, Katedra Patofizjologii, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Katowice. pkocelak@sum.edu.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kocełak
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zahorska-Markiewicz
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olszanecka-Glinianowicz
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D001069:Appetite Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D020738:Leptin; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D002766:Cholecystokinin