BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have increased fasting concentrations and disturbed postprandial responses of several glucoregulatory hormones. We aimed to evaluate the impact of high-flux haemodialysis (HD) and high-volume haemodiafiltration (HDF) on fasting and postprandial plasma levels of glucoregulatory pancreatic and gut peptide hormones in ESRD patients. METHODS...

The anorexigenic gut hormones, cholecystokinin (CCK), glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (PYY), are released in response to food intake from the intestines. Dietary nutrients have been shown to stimulate these hormones. Some non-nutrients such as polyphenols show anorexigenic effects on humans. In the present study, we examined whether dietary polyphenols can stimulate ...

Circulating levels of leptin are increased in obesity and have been proposed to contribute to the development of hypertension in obese individuals. Four cardiac hormones, specifically, vessel dilator, long-acting natriuretic peptide (LANP), kaliuretic peptide and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), have blood pressure-lowering properties and correlate with the presence of hypertension in obesity....

Peptide hormones are nearly ubiquitous in the body and play a major role in regulating homeostasis. Serving in an endocrine, paracrine, or neuroendocrine role, peptide hormones regulate such diverse physiological processes as cardiovascular hemodynamics; neurotransmission or neuromodulation; contractility of skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle; and control of cell proliferation. Peptide hormone...

Abstract Roots provide the plant with water and nutrients anchor it in a substrate. Root development is controlled by hormones various sets of transcription factors. Recently, small peptides their cognate receptors have been identified as controlling root development. Small bind to membrane-localized receptor-like kinases, inducing dimerization co-receptor proteins for signaling activation givi...

Abstract Background Malnutrition is a common finding after major abdominal surgeries especially prolonged period of fasting in children. Enteral feeding the commonest support way postoperatively for stimulating gut hormones, modulating immunity, and maintaining barrier function intestinal mucosa. Our aim was to compare results outcome regarding tolerance, nutritional status, hospital stay follo...

The levels and pathophysiological role of amino terminal C-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure are unknown. The potential of plasma amino-terminal C-type natriuretic peptide (N-CNP) as a marker of cardiac function was investigated in symptomatic patients. In 305 patients with recent-onset dyspnea and/or peripheral edema, presenting to primary care, assay of plasma amino-terminal C-type na...

Gastrointestinal hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK), glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP-1), and peptide YY (PYY) play an important role in suppressing hunger and controlling food intake. These satiety hormones are secreted from enteroendocrine cells present throughout the intestinal tract. The intestinal secretin tumor cell line (STC-1) possesses many features of native intestinal enteroendocrine...

Calcium homeostasis in the extracellular fluid is tightly controlled and defended physiologically. Hypercalcemia always represents considerable underlying pathology and occurs when the hormonal control of calcium homeostasis is overwhelmed. The major hormones that are responsible for normal calcium homeostasis are parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; these hormones control extracell...