Bulimia Nervosa Patients Have Abnormal Ghrelin and PYY Responses to Meals

Women with bulimia nervosa showed blunted ghrelin suppression and altered PYY responses after meals compared to controls, suggesting disrupted gut-brain appetite signaling contributes to binge-eating cycles.

Kojima, Shinya et al.·Clinical endocrinology·2005·Moderate Evidenceclinical-trial
RPEP-01057Clinical TrialModerate Evidence2005RETHINKTHC RESEARCH DATABASErethinkthc.com/research

Quick Facts

Study Type
clinical-trial
Evidence
Moderate Evidence
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

Bulimia nervosa patients demonstrated blunted post-meal ghrelin suppression and altered PYY3-36 response compared to healthy controls, indicating disrupted gut peptide satiety signaling that may perpetuate the binge-purge cycle.

Key Numbers

How They Did This

clinical-trial study on ghrp, gut-healing.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for ghrp, gut-healing, anxiety-mood.

The Bigger Picture

Advances peptide research with clinical implications.

What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

See abstract.

Questions This Raises

  • ?Further research needed.
  • ?Clinical translation to evaluate.

Trust & Context

Key Stat:
Key finding Bulimia nervosa patients demonstrated blunted post-meal ghrelin suppression and altered PYY3-36 response compared to healthy controls, indicating disr
Evidence Grade:
moderate evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2005.
Original Title:
Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia nervosa.
Published In:
Clinical endocrinology, 62(1), 74-8 (2005)
Database ID:
RPEP-01057

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
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What was studied?

Bulimia Nervosa Patients Have Abnormal Ghrelin and PYY Responses to Meals

What was found?

Women with bulimia nervosa showed blunted ghrelin suppression and altered PYY responses after meals compared to controls, suggesting disrupted gut-brain appetite signaling contributes to binge-eating cycles.

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Cite This Study

RPEP-01057·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01057

APA

Kojima, Shinya; Nakahara, Toshihiro; Nagai, Nobuatsu; Muranaga, Tetsuro; Tanaka, Muneki; Yasuhara, Daisuke; Masuda, Akinori; Date, Yukari; Ueno, Hiroaki; Nakazato, Masamitsu; Naruo, Tetsuro. (2005). Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia nervosa.. Clinical endocrinology, 62(1), 74-8.

MLA

Kojima, Shinya, et al. "Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia nervosa.." Clinical endocrinology, 2005.

RethinkPeptides

RethinkPeptides Research Database. "Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia..." RPEP-01057. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/kojima-2005-altered-ghrelin-and-peptide

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