Plasma ghrelin and leptin in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and its association with nutritional status

Plasma ghrelin and leptin in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and its association with nutritional status

Background/Aims: Ghrelin and leptin are thought to play a role in the loss of appetite in active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study seeks to probe into the association of these markers with regards to IBD and the nutritional status of these patients. A case-control study was conducted betw...

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Main Authors: Firas A Ghomraoui, Sami T Alotaibi, Meshal A Alharthi, Saeed S Asiri, Majid A Almadi, Othman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Maria Saeed, Baraa Hajkhder, Waleed Saeed, Mohammad A Alzoghaibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ghrelin
inflammatory bowel disease
leptin
management
nutritional status
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2017;volume=23;issue=3;spage=199;epage=205;aulast=Ghomraoui

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