Open AccessGhrelin and its association with nutritional and inflammatory status of patients on maintenance hemodialysis in a South Indian tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
R Vanitha,
S Kavimani,
P. Soundararajan,
D. Chamundeeswari,
G Kannan,
Srinivas Rengarajan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of medical and health sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-9205
pISSN - 2141-9248
DOI - 10.4103/2141-9248.183937
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , ghrelin , orexigenic , anthropometry , appetite , dialysis , malnutrition , gastroenterology , population , endocrinology , hormone , receptor , environmental health , neuropeptide y receptor , neuropeptide
Malnutrition and inflammation are associated with morbidity and mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Ghrelin, an orexigenic peptide hormone, is speculated to be associated with nutritional and inflammatory status in MHD.