
Snp analyses of postprandial responses in (an)orexigenic hormones and feelings of hunger reveal long-term physiological adaptations to facilitate homeostasis
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The postprandial responses in (an)orexigenic hormones and feelings of hunger are characterized by large inter-individual differences. Food intake regulation was shown
earlier to be partly under genetic control. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine whether the postprandial responses in (an)orexigenic hormones and parameters of food intake regulation
are associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding for satiety hormones and their receptors. DESIGN: Peptide YY (PYY), glucagon-like peptide 1 and ghrelin levels,
as well as feelings of hunger and satiety, were determined pre- and postprandially in 62 women and 41 men (age 31±14 years; body mass index 25.0±3.1 kg/m2). Dietary restraint, disinhibition
and perceived hunger were determined using the three-factor eating questionnaire. SNPs were determined in the _GHRL_, _GHSR_, _LEP_, _LEPR_, _PYY_, _NPY_, _NPY2R_ and _CART_ genes. RESULTS:
The postprandial response in plasma ghrelin levels was associated with SNPs in _PYY_ (215G>C, _P_<0.01) and _LEPR_ (326A>G and 688A>G, _P_<0.01), and in plasma PYY levels with
SNPs in _GHRL_ (−501A>C, _P_<0.05) and _GHSR_ (477G>A, _P_<0.05). The postprandial response in feelings of hunger was characterized by an SNP–SNP interaction involving SNPs in
_LEPR_ and _NPY2R_ (668A>G and 585T>C, _P_<0.05). Dietary restraint and disinhibition were associated with an SNP in _GHSR_ (477G>A, _P_<0.05), and perceived hunger with SNPs
in _GHSR_ and _NPY_ (477G>A and 204T>C, _P_<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Part of the inter-individual variability in postprandial responses in (an)orexigenic hormones can be explained by
genetic variation. These postprandial responses represent either long-term physiological adaptations to facilitate homeostasis or reinforce direct genetic effects. Access through your
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Kristel Diepvens, Manuela Lejeune and Ananda Hochstenbach-Waelen for their contributions in acquiring the data on postprandial responses in (an)orexigenic hormones and feelings of hunger and
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