Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients
BACKGROUND: Although esophageal hypomotility is prevalent in obese patients, its cause remains unknown. Leptin, a hormone derived from adipose tissue, may be involved in this phenomenon because it has been shown to decrease gastric and intestinal motility in animals. It has been hypothesized that el...
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| author | Justin Côté-Daigneault Pierre Poitras Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret Mickael Bouin |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Although esophageal hypomotility is prevalent in obese patients, its cause remains unknown. Leptin, a hormone derived from adipose tissue, may be involved in this phenomenon because it has been shown to decrease gastric and intestinal motility in animals. It has been hypothesized that elevated plasma leptin concentration is a risk factor for esophageal dysmotility in obese patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66c4597ea39a4cab891780fa14de21cc2025-02-03T05:58:46ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972015-01-01291495110.1155/2015/490818Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese PatientsJustin Côté-Daigneault0Pierre Poitras1Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret2Mickael Bouin3Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), CanadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), CanadaDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), CanadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), CanadaBACKGROUND: Although esophageal hypomotility is prevalent in obese patients, its cause remains unknown. Leptin, a hormone derived from adipose tissue, may be involved in this phenomenon because it has been shown to decrease gastric and intestinal motility in animals. It has been hypothesized that elevated plasma leptin concentration is a risk factor for esophageal dysmotility in obese patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/490818 |
| spellingShingle | Justin Côté-Daigneault Pierre Poitras Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret Mickael Bouin Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients |
| title_full | Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients |
| title_fullStr | Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients |
| title_short | Plasma Leptin Concentrations and Esophageal Hypomotility in Obese Patients |
| title_sort | plasma leptin concentrations and esophageal hypomotility in obese patients |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/490818 |
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