Rol del estómago en la regulación del apetito: la ghrelina en condiciones fisiológicas y en patología digestiva / Role of the stomach in the regulation of the appetite: ghrelin in physiologic conditions and digestive disorders

El cerebro regula la homeostasis energética en respuesta a señales del tracto gastrointestinal y adiposo. La vía de ingesta y el gasto energético se ajustan constantemente, manteniéndose así el peso de manera estable. La ghrelina es una hormona peptídica que estimula el apetito actuando a nivel del núcleo arquato, región conocida por controlar la ingesta de alimento. Se secreta desde el estómago y circula en el plasma bajo condiciones de ayuno. Su regulación depende de varios mecanismos como son, hormonas, control autonómico, nutrientes sanguíneos y el ejercicio. Además la ghrelina juega un rol importante para mantener la secreción de la hormona de crecimiento. Se analizan cambios observados en varias patologías gastroduodenales.

The brain regulates energy homeostasis in response to signals from both adipose and the gastrointestinal tract. The drive to eat and energy expenditure are adjusted so that over time, body weight remains stable. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone that stimulates appetite by acting on the arquate nucleus, a region known to control food intake. It is secreted from the stomach and circulates in the bloodstream under fasting conditions. Its regulation depends on a variety of mechanisms such as, hormones, autonomic control, bloodstream nutrients and exercise. Ghrelin also play an important role in growth hormone release. Ghrelin changes observed in several gastro duodenal disorders are analyzed.

Ghrelin - A Novel Appetite-stimulating Hormone Which Also Affects Gastrointestinal Functions / 대한소화기학회지

Ghrelin, a novel gastrointestinal peptide with 28 amino acids, is secreted from the A-like cells of the gastric fundus. This peptide hormone does not only promote the release of growth hormone, but also stimulates food intake, gastric motility and cardiac output. Increased plasma ghrelin level has been reported in patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease or in their disease animal model, suggesting its important role in the pathogenesis of upper GI disease.