Ghrelin activation and neuropeptide Y elevation in response to medium chain triglyceride administration in anorexia nervosa patients

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• 作者：Keisuke Kawai^a ; ^b ; ^{kawai@cephal.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp} ; Megumi Nakashima^b ; Masayasu Kojima^c ; Sakino Yamashita^b ; Shu Takakura^b ; Miki Shimizu^b ; Chiharu Kubo^d ; Nobuyuki Sudo^b
• 关键词：Anorexia nervosa ; Ghrelin ; Activation ; Medium-chain triglycerides ; Neuropeptide Y
• 刊名：Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：Complete
• 页码：100-104
• 全文大小：778 K
• 卷排序：17

文摘

Ghrelin, a stomach peptide, increases appetite and suppresses energy expenditure. Ghrelin is activated by medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). We investigated ghrelin activation in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. Nutritional supplementation with MCTs may aid in the treatment of AN patients.