Volume 131, Issue 5, Pages 1431-1439 (November 2006) Obesity Does Not Increase Effects of Synthetic Ghrelin on Human Gastric Motor Functions Filippo Cremonini, Michael Camilleri, Maria Vazquez Roque, Sanna McKinzie, Duane Burton, Kari Baxter, Alan R. Zinsmeister Gastroenterology Volume 131, Issue 5, Pages 1431-1439 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021 Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Experimental protocol. Gastroenterology 2006 131, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Study flow (mean ± SD). Gastroenterology 2006 131, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Effects of ghrelin and placebo on plasma growth hormone (GH) response (upper panels) and on ghrelin levels (lower panels). Note the increased levels of GH (mean, 15.4 ng/mL) and ghrelin in response to injection of synthetic human ghrelin at time 0. Gastroenterology 2006 131, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Examples of fasting gastric volume images from a subject receiving placebo and another receiving ghrelin (respective volume measurements are included). Gastroenterology 2006 131, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Effect of ghrelin versus placebo on aggregate postprandial symptoms (maximum score, 400). Note the lack of difference in the symptom scores. Gastroenterology 2006 131, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.021) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions