Presence of obestatin in breast milk: Relationship among obestatin, ghrelin, and leptin in lactating women

Aydin, Suleyman; Ozkan, Yusuf; Erman, Fazilet; Gurates, Bilgin; Kilic, Nermin; Colak, Ramis; Gundogan, Tugba; Catak, Zekiye; Bozkurt, Mahmut; AKIN, Okhan; Sen, Yasar; Sahn, İBRAHİM

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2008.03.020

Presence of obestatin in breast milk: Relationship among obestatin, ghrelin, and leptin in lactating women

Aydin S., Ozkan Y., Erman F., Gurates B., Kilic N., Colak R., ...More

NUTRITION, vol.24, pp.689-693, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.03.020
Journal Name: NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.689-693
Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The peptide hormones ghrelin and leptin have been found in blood and breast milk. This study was undertaken to investigate whether breast milk also contains obestatin, which is derived from the same gene as ghrelin but has opposite actions, and to characterize the relations among serum and milk ghrelin, obestatin, and leptin levels in lactating mothers.