A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Finds Increased Blood Levels of All Forms of Ghrelin in Both Restricting and Binge-Eating/Purging Subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Finds Increased Blood Levels of All Forms of Ghrelin in Both Restricting and Binge-Eating/Purging Subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric condition associated with high mortality and chronicity. The hunt for state, trait, subtyping, and prognostic biomarkers is ongoing and the orexigenic hormone ghrelin and its different forms, acyl ghrelin and desacyl ghrelin, have been proposed to be inc...

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Main Authors: Maria Seidel, Signe Markmann Jensen, Darren Healy, Aakriti Dureja, Hunna J. Watson, Birgitte Holst, Cynthia M. Bulik, Jan Magnus Sjögren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
anorexia nervosa
ghrelin
desacyl ghrelin
acyl ghrelin
meta-analysis
systematic review
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/709

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