Bugs, guts and brains, and the regulation of food intake and body weight
The microbiota–gut–brain axis is currently being explored in many types of rodent models, including models of behavioral, neurodegenerative and…
Tag: obesity
Gut hormones such as amylin and GLP-1 in the control of eating and energy expenditure
The control of meal size is the best studied aspect of the control of energy balance, and manipulation of this system constitutes a promising targe…
Cholecystokinin-induced satiety, a key gut servomechanism that is affected by the membrane microenvironment of this receptor
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract has a central role in nutritional homeostasis, as location for food ingestion, digestion and absorption, with the g…
Bariatric surgery and obesity: influence on the incretins
The gut hormone incretins have an important physiological role in meal-related insulin release and post-prandial glucose control. In addition to we…
Targeting the gut to treat obesity and its metabolic consequences: view from the Chair
The neurohumoral signaling systems of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are considered the most significant of the peripheral inputs controlling both…
Targeting the gut to treat obesity and its metabolic comorbidities: focus on bariatric surgery – view from the chair
Over the past decade, bariatric surgery emerged as the most effective treatment modality for obesity and its complications, especially type 2 diabe…
Investigation of pH-dependent 1H NMR urine metabolite profiles for diagnosis of obesity-related disordering
Human urine is highly favorable for 1H NMR metabolomics analyses of obesity-related diseases, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver, type 2 …
Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery in severe obesity: the added value of waist circumference
Obesity is an independent risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. POAF in pa…