title: Adipocytokines, gut hormones and growth factors in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa is a complex eating disorder of unknown etiology which affects adolescent girls and young women and leads to chronic malnutrition. Clinical manifestations of prolonged semistarvation include a variety of physical features and psychiatric disorders. The study of different biological factors involved in the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa is an area of active interest. In this review we have described the role of adipocytokines, neurotrophins, peptides of the gastrointestinal system and growth factors in appetite regulation, energy balance and insulin sensitivity in anorexia nervosa patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Poland. irinak@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karczewska-Kupczewska
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strączkowski
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000502:physiology*; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000503:physiopathology*; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; D054439:Ghrelin; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins