This book describes multiple effects of four stomach derived hormones (acylated and unacylated ghrelin, obestatin and nesfatin-1) collectively known as ghrelin family peptides (GFPs). The first part of the book focuses on known actions of GFPs under normal physiological conditions. Subsequent chapters describe the role of dysregulation in the production and action of these peptides in the complex network involved in numerous chronic diseases, musculoskeletal health, osteoporosis, falls and, consequently, osteoporotic fractures. The emerging data on the potential diagnostic and therapeutic benefits of GFPs in different disorders and implications on clinical practice is presented, and an extensive bibliography is provided.
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Dimensions: 148 x 212mm
Publication Date: 24 Apr 2024
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781036403591
About Alexander FisherLeon Fisher
Dr Leon Fisher BMBS FRACP Doc Med. Sci is a consultant gastroenterologist and Head of Endoscopy at Peninsula Health Melbourne Australia and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University Australia. He has completed two post-graduate fellowships and obtained a higher degree from the University of Melbourne Australia. He has more than 25 publications in peer reviewed journals and a biography published in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. His research interests include vitamin D parathyroid hormone (PTH) adipokines ghrelin peptides liver function and endoscopy.Associate Professor Alexander Fisher MBBS PhD Doc Med Sci FRACP is a senior consultant in the Department of Geriatric Medicine of Canberra Hospital Australia and the Australian National University Medical School. His research interests include: mineral and bone metabolism including vitamin D parathyroid hormone (PTH) and adipokine status in older adults with chronic diseases and fractures osteoporosis and haemodynamic instability. He is the author of about 350 scientific publications.