Associations between neuropsychological performance and appetite-regulating hormones in anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: Ghrelin's putative role as a mediator of decision-making

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  • dc.contributor.author Paslakis, Georgios
  • dc.contributor.author Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José
  • dc.contributor.author Fitó Colomer, Montserrat
  • dc.contributor.author Fernández Aranda, Fernando
  • dc.date.accessioned 2020-03-03T08:27:17Z
  • dc.date.issued 2019
  • dc.description.abstract Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder accompanied by alterations in endocrinological circuits and deficits in neuropsychological performance. In this study, a series of appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, leptin, cholecystokinin, PYY, adiponectin, and visfatin) were measured under fasting conditions in female patients with AN and female healthy controls. All of the participants also underwent a battery of neuropsychological assessment [namely the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and the Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT)]. As the main finding, we found that higher ghrelin levels predict better performance in the IGT. Ghrelin may be a putative mediator of decision-making, a finding that has not been described so far. The role of ghrelin in decision-making can only be described as speculative, as there are hardly any additional evidence-based data published up to date. Further studies are warranted.
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  • dc.identifier.citation Paslakis G, Agüera Z, Granero R, Sánchez I, Riesco N, Jiménez-Murcia S et al. Associations between neuropsychological performance and appetite-regulating hormones in anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: Ghrelin's putative role as a mediator of decision-making. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2019 Nov 1;497:110441. DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.04.021
  • dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2019.04.021
  • dc.identifier.issn 0303-7207
  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43763
  • dc.language.iso eng
  • dc.publisher Elsevier
  • dc.relation.ispartof Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2019 Nov 1;497:110441
  • dc.rights © Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2019.04.021
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  • dc.subject.keyword Anorexia nervosa
  • dc.subject.keyword Appetite regulation
  • dc.subject.keyword Decision-making
  • dc.subject.keyword Ghrelin
  • dc.subject.keyword Neuropsychological performance
  • dc.title Associations between neuropsychological performance and appetite-regulating hormones in anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: Ghrelin's putative role as a mediator of decision-making
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