Circulating Spexin Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Fat Mass but Not with Physical Activity and Psychological Parameters in Women across a Broad Body Weight Spectrum

Circulating Spexin Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Fat Mass but Not with Physical Activity and Psychological Parameters in Women across a Broad Body Weight Spectrum

Spexin (SPX) is a novel, widely expressed peptide, with anorexigenic effects demonstrated in animal models and negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) in humans. It increases locomotor activity in rodents and is elevated in human plasma following exercise. Studies have also shown an effect...

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Main Authors: Maria Suhs, Andreas Stengel, Amelie Rudolph, Selina Schaper, Ellen Wölk, Peter Kobelt, Matthias Rose, Tobias Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
gut–brain axis
patient-reported outcome
psychoendocrinology
psychometric
psychosomatic stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/17/5107

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