Perioperative changes in prouroguanylin hormone response in severely obese subjects after bariatric surgery

• Main Authors: Alfonso Torquati, Prapimporn Chattranukulchai Shantavasinkul, Philip Omotosho, Leonor Corsino, Anna Spagnoli
• Other Authors: University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51390
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Background: Prouroguanylin is a gut hormone converted into uroguanylin in the hypothalamus. Uroguanylin induces satiety through guanylyl-cyclase-2C receptor signaling. However, little is known about the role of this hormone in regulating human food intake. Methods: In prospectiv...