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Acyl-ghrelin has been reported to increase food intake and adiposity and it is the best studied of the orexigenic gastrointestinal hormones. On the other hand, desacyl-ghrelin – DAG (the unacylated form of the hormone) has been reported as a potential player on carbohydrate metabolism. However, the potential impact of DAG on glucose homeostasis remains uncertain. In this study we aim to assess the association between DAG and insulin sensitivity.
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Keywords
Insulin sensitivity Obesity Adiposity Diabetes Acyl-ghrelin Food intake Metabolism
Citation
Veiga L, Brito M, Oliveira A, Silva C, Silva-Nunes J. Desacyl-ghrelin does not influence insulin sensitivity. In 21st European Congress on Obesity, Sofia (Bulgaria), 28th – 31st May 2014.