Amniotic fluid embolism pathophysiology suggests the new diagnostic armamentarium: β-tryptase and complement fractions C3-C4 are the indispensable working tools [PDF]
, 2015 Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an uncommon obstetric condition involving pregnant women during labor or in the initial stages after delivery. Its incidence is estimated to be around 5.5 cases per 100,000 deliveries.
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BMC PsychiatryObjective Evidence suggests that stressful life experiences contribute significantly to the aetiology of mood disorders. Hypothalamic neuropeptides are thought to be biomarkers used to differentiate patients with mood disorders. In our study, we aimed to
Hatice Solak, Onur Gokcen
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Biomolecules, 2019 Anorexia is common in patients with cancer, mostly as a side effect of chemotherapy. The effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) on ameliorating cancer-related symptoms have been studied in animal models and in clinical trials.
Ji Yun Baek +9 more
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Deletion of Lkb1 in Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons Impairs Peripheral Glucose Homeostasis in Mice
Diabetes, 2011 OBJECTIVE AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling acts as a sensor of nutrients and hormones in the hypothalamus, thereby regulating whole-body energy homeostasis.
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Genes & Development, 1996 The pituitary gland contains six distinct hormone-producing cell types that arise sequentially during organogenesis. The first cells to differentiate are those that express the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene in the anterior pituitary lobe.
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The 5-HT2C receptor agonist, lorcaserin, and the 5-HT6 receptor antagonist, SB-742457, promote satiety; a microstructural analysis of feeding behaviour [PDF]
, 2015 RATIONALE: Whilst the FDA-approved anorectic, lorcaserin and various 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)6 receptor antagonists reduce feeding, a direct assessment of their impact upon feeding behaviour is less clear. We therefore examined the action of lorcaserin
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Activity Based Anorexia as an Animal Model for Anorexia Nervosa–A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2019 Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder affecting around 1 per 100 persons. However, the knowledge about its underlying pathophysiology is limited.
Schalla, Martha A., Stengel, Andreas
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The role of ghrelin in anorexia nervosa [PDF]
, 2018 Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide hormone expressed in X/A-like endocrine cells of the stomach, is the only known peripherally produced and centrally acting peptide that stimulates food intake and therefore attracted a lot of attention with one major ...
Schalla, Martha A., Stengel, Andreas
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Basic and Clinical Aspects of the Medical Treatment of Cushings Disease [PDF]
, 2013 Under physiological conditions, the production of cortisol is tightly regulated by the so-called hypothalamuspituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis (Figure 1a). Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) producing cells in the anterior pituitary lobe respond to the hypothalamic ...
Pas, R. (Rob) van der
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Bovine serum albumin as the dominant form of dietary protein reduces subcutaneous fat mass, plasma leptin and plasma corticosterone in high fat-fed C57/BL6J mice [PDF]
, 2015 Acknowledgements The authors thank Harriett Schellekens from the University College Cork and Paula O’Connor from Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre for their assistance in procuring laboratory space and equipment.
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