Abstract | OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Plasma acyl ghrelin levels and A/D ratios increased in patients with MCAD deficiency or GA2 when compared with normal subjects. Reverse-phase HPLC confirmed that n-octanoylated ghrelin levels were elevated in these patients. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Takashi Akamizu, Nobuo Sakura, Yosuke Shigematsu, Go Tajima, Akira Ohtake, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hiroshi Iwakura, Hiroyuki Ariyasu, Kenji Kangawa |
Journal | European journal of endocrinology
(Eur J Endocrinol)
Vol. 166
Issue 2
Pg. 235-40
(Feb 2012)
ISSN: 1479-683X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22048973
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Ghrelin
- acylcarnitine
- Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
- Carnitine
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Topics |
- Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
(blood, deficiency, metabolism)
- Adult
- Blood Chemical Analysis
(methods)
- Carnitine
(analogs & derivatives, analysis, blood)
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Female
- Ghrelin
(analysis, blood, metabolism)
- Humans
- Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
(blood, metabolism)
- Multiple Acyl Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency
(blood, metabolism)
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Young Adult
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