Ghrelin and metabolic surgery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDES 2010;
2010. [PMID:
20700402 PMCID:
PMC2911614 DOI:
10.1155/2010/217267]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2009] [Revised: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Ghrelin has been implicated to play a role in the success of these procedures. Furthermore, these operations have been used to study the gut-brain axis. This article explores this interaction, reviewing the available data on changes in ghrelin levels after different surgical procedures.
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