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Review
. 2019 Oct;12(5):233-244.
doi: 10.14740/gr1219. Epub 2019 Oct 4.

Functional, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of Gastrointestinal Hormones

Monjur Ahmed  1   2 , Sarah Ahmed  1   2
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Review

Functional, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of Gastrointestinal Hormones

Monjur Ahmed et al. Gastroenterology Res. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal (GI) hormones are essential to many physiologic functions in our body. They have many GI and extra-GI functions. Some of the functions of these hormones, which have GI and extra-GI sources, are still unknown. Specific GI hormones can affect the brain to control food intake, while others can proliferate normal and neoplastic tissue when their receptors are expressed in certain neoplasms. GI hormones also have many diagnostic and therapeutic roles. Physiologic and pathophysiologic aspects as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic values of GI hormones are elaborated in this review.

Keywords: Diagnostic roles of gut hormones; Effect of gut hormones on neoplastic proliferations; Functions of gut hormones; Gastrointestinal hormones; Therapeutic roles of gut hormones.

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Conflict of interest statement

Monjur Ahmed and Sarah Ahmed declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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