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A working paradigm for the treatment of obesity in gastrointestinal practice.

Techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy

Acosta A, Camilleri M.
PMID: 28936110
Tech Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;19(1):52-60. doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, multi-factorial disease characterized by abnormal or excessive adipose tissue accumulation that may impair health and increase disease risks. Despite the ever-increasing prevalence and economic and societal burden, the current approaches to treat obesity are...

Association of melanocortin 4 receptor gene variation with satiation and gastric emptying in overweight and obese adults.

Genes & nutrition

Acosta A, Camilleri M, Shin A, Carlson P, Burton D, O'Neill J, Eckert D, Zinsmeister AR.
PMID: 24458996
Genes Nutr. 2014 Mar;9(2):384. doi: 10.1007/s12263-014-0384-8. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) has a major role in energy homeostasis. The rs17782313 polymorphism, mapped 188 kb downstream from MC4R, has been associated with satiety, higher body mass index (BMI) and total calorie intake in adults. To assess the...

Novel Association of Rectal Evacuation Disorder and Rumination Syndrome: Diagnosis, Co-morbidities and Treatment.

United European gastroenterology journal

Vijayvargiya P, Iturrino J, Camilleri M, Shin A, Vazquez-Roque M, Katzka DA, Snuggerud JR, Seime RJ.
PMID: 24724013
United European Gastroenterol J. 2014 Feb 01;2(1):38-46. doi: 10.1177/2050640613518774.

BACKGROUND: Patients with disorders of gastrointestinal function may undergo unnecessary treatment if misdiagnosed as motility disorders.OBJECTIVE: To report on clinical features, medical, surgical and psychiatric co-morbidities, and prior treatments of a patient cohort diagnosed concurrently with non-psychogenic rumination syndrome...

Liraglutide reduces attenuation coefficient as a measure of hepatic steatosis during 16 weeks' treatment in nondiabetic obese patients: A pilot trial.

JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Wang XJ, Gong P, Zhou C, Huang C, Lok UW, Tang S, Taylor A, Eckert D, Chen S, Camilleri M.
PMID: 33553655
JGH Open. 2020 Dec 30;5(2):193-198. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12464. eCollection 2021 Feb.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Liraglutide, a long-acting GLP-1 analog, is approved for the treatment of obesity with improvements in fasting blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and cardiovascular health. Our aim was to measure the impact of liraglutide dose for obesity on...

Chronic opioid induced constipation in patients with nonmalignant pain: challenges and opportunities.

Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Nelson AD, Camilleri M.
PMID: 26136838
Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2015 Jul;8(4):206-20. doi: 10.1177/1756283X15578608.

With the recent introduction and approval of medications directed at the treatment of opioid induced constipation (OIC) in patients with nonmalignant pain, there is increased interest and understanding of the unmet need and opportunities to enhance patient management. The...

Measurement of Gastrointestinal and Colonic Motor Functions in Humans and Animals.

Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology

Camilleri M, Linden DR.
PMID: 27648466
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jul;2(4):412-428. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.04.003.

Accurately measuring the complex motor behaviors of the gastrointestinal tract has tremendous value for the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases. This review synthesizes the literature regarding current tests that are used in both humans and animals. There...

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