Aging influences the level and functions of fasting plasma ghrelin levels: the POWIRS-Study

AE Schutte, HW Huisman, R Schutte, JM van Rooyen… - Regulatory …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Ghrelin, known for its orexigenic activity, also have functions such as
vasodilation and a growth hormone releasing action. It is uncertain whether these functions
change with increasing age. This study aimed to determine whether ghrelin levels differ
between young and older women with different levels of obesity; and secondly whether the
associations of ghrelin with metabolic syndrome (MS) components, adipocytokines,
coagulation factors, and cortisol change with increasing age. METHODS AND RESULTS …