Will medications that mimic gut hormones or target their receptors eventually replace bariatric surgery?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2019.153960
Abstract: Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective therapeutic modality through which sustained beneficial effects on weight loss and metabolic improvement are achieved. During recent years, indications for bariatric surgery have been expanded to include cases… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; gut hormones; gut peptide; mimic gut ... See more keywords
The Role of Gasotransmitters in Gut Peptide Actions
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.720703
Abstract: Although gasotransmitters nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) receive a bad connotation; in low concentrations these play a major governing role in local and systemic blood flow, stomach acid release, smooth… read more here.
Keywords: gasotransmitters gut; gut peptide; role gasotransmitters; role ... See more keywords
Potential for Gut Peptide-Based Therapy in Postprandial Hypotension
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DOI: 10.3390/nu13082826
Abstract: Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is an important and under-recognised disorder resulting from inadequate compensatory cardiovascular responses to meal-induced splanchnic blood pooling. Current approaches to management are suboptimal. Recent studies have established that the cardiovascular response to… read more here.
Keywords: peptide; gut; gut peptide; postprandial hypotension ... See more keywords