Chronic inflammation modulates ghrelin levels in humans and rats

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Otero, M ^a   Nogueiras, R ^b   Lago, F ^a   Dieguez, C ^b   Gomez Reino, J J ^a   Gualillo, O ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Inflammation experimental models; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FREUND ADJUVANT; GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONE; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATABOLISM; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE HORMONES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1542299619     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh055     Document Type: Article

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