Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Ghrelin plays an important role in the stimulation of food intake and long-term regulation of body weight. In present study we investigate the long term effect of exenatide treatment on serum fasting ghrelin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Type 2 diabetic patients who were using metformin with and without the other oral antihiperglycemic drugs on a stable dose for at least 3 months were enrolled in the study. Body mass inde...

Aim: Olfaction and gustation have great importance on feeding behavior and food preferences. Recent published data suggests that olfaction and taste functions are modulated in response to changing levels of various molecules such as ghrelin and leptin which are play important roles on feeding and energy balance. We aimed to investigate the olfaction and taste functions in obese female patients and the association between serum ghrelin and leptin levels compared with healthy co...

Aim: Ghrelin plays an important role in stimulation of food intake and long-term regulation of body weight. In present study we aimed to investigate the effect of exenatide treatment on serum ghrelin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: Fourteen women patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin and exenatide were enrolled in the study. A mixed meal test was applied to the patients while they were using their daily medications. Serum ...