The levels of peptide hormone adropin related to carbohydrate intake -
In research featured in the August edition of obesity , researcher Saint Louis University Andrew Butler, Ph. D., and his team report that levels of the peptide hormone adropin vary depending on the consumption of carbohydrates and appear to be related to lipid metabolism.
Butler, professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at SLU, adropin discovered several years since. Data from previous studies in mice suggest that it plays a role in metabolic diseases of obesity; However, the function of the hormone in humans remains unclear.
"This study shows that levels of adropin in the blood correlated with carbohydrate intake. Higher usual carbohydrate intake is associated with lower levels of adropin. Conversely, a proportionately higher intake of fat may be associated with higher levels of adropin, "said Butler.
" It may be that the habitual consumption of high-carbohydrate diets suppress circulating levels of adropin. "
Furthermore, people with low levels of the hormone had higher fat content in the blood. LDL levels (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides were observed in people with low adropin. adropin low levels may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease.
Butler anticipates that further studies can confirm that adropin could be a useful biomarker for long-term metabolic processes the body as fuel selection.
"This study is just a snapshot and it says there is a link with the regime," said Butler. "It also implies that adropin may have a role in maintaining healthy metabolic control."
Butler, professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at SLU, adropin discovered several years since. Data from previous studies in mice suggest that it plays a role in metabolic diseases of obesity; However, the function of the hormone in humans remains unclear.
"This study shows that levels of adropin in the blood correlated with carbohydrate intake. Higher usual carbohydrate intake is associated with lower levels of adropin. Conversely, a proportionately higher intake of fat may be associated with higher levels of adropin, "said Butler.
" It may be that the habitual consumption of high-carbohydrate diets suppress circulating levels of adropin. "
Furthermore, people with low levels of the hormone had higher fat content in the blood. LDL levels (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides were observed in people with low adropin. adropin low levels may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease.
Butler anticipates that further studies can confirm that adropin could be a useful biomarker for long-term metabolic processes the body as fuel selection.
"This study is just a snapshot and it says there is a link with the regime," said Butler. "It also implies that adropin may have a role in maintaining healthy metabolic control."
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