Ghrelin-producing cells distribution in the stomach and the relation with Helicobacter pylori in obese patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study fulfills the characterization of GPC in obese patients, showing a higher number in women than in men, their predominant location in the gastric body, and their relationship with the anthropometric parameters (weight, BMI, WC), H. pylori infection and gastritis lesions. These results open broad perspectives for a deeper understanding of the ghrelin involvement in the obesity pathogenic mechanism, associated or not with other gastric conditions. PMID: 31263848 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology - Category: General Medicine Tags: Rom J Morphol Embryol Source Type: research