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. 2014 Nov;81(11):1147-50.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1355-1. Epub 2014 Mar 23.

Low postprandial circulating inactive ghrelin: role of early satiety in undernourished children

Khadijehsadat Najib  1 , Mozhgan Moghtaderi, Shirin Farjadian, Ebrahim Falahzadeh
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Low postprandial circulating inactive ghrelin: role of early satiety in undernourished children

Khadijehsadat Najib et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To determine difference in the levels of circulating inactive ghrelin between undernourished and healthy children.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in undernourished children from southwestern Iran, from July 2011 through July 2012. Postprandial inactive ghrelin levels were measured in 40 undernourished children and sex- and age-matched healthy controls by enzyme immunoassay.

Results: The levels of postprandial inactive ghrelin were considerably lower in undernourished compared to the healthy children (6.4 vs. 12.9, P < 0.001). Among the undernourished children, the level of inactive ghrelin was significantly lower in girls than in boys (5.8 vs. 7.1, P = 0.032).

Conclusions: Thus, the levels of inactive ghrelin was found to be low in undernourished children compared to healthy children. Early loss of appetite might be a result of low circulating inactive ghrelin levels in the postprandial state in undernourished children.

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