Chat to Judith: Re: FYI : Appetite Suppression Research (interesting!)

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Judith!

FYI, to all: I have contacted the principal researchers, to let them

know about the focus of the MAGIC Foundation and the types of issues

our RSS/SGA children face. I also contacted other researchers focused

on Leptin and Ghrelin...It is intriguing to think that a focus on

appetite earlier in life, could perhaps help many parents avoid

needing to make the G-tube decision.

My goal is to find out if there are any trials/studies out there

looking at human, not just mice, implications. OR, if nothing else,

if our RSS/SGA children show abnormal levels of these hormones, it

could help with earlier diagnosis, perhaps even prenatal

intervention. But, just a theory. AS you point out, not too many

conclusive findings yet..but, we have to start somewhere.

Katy

-Support , " Sidny27 " <heraldjcb@a...> wrote:

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> Katy,

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> I read that article this morning. Unfortuneately, they have done

> very little research on this as of now. The article stated that

> this was only tested on mice not people. Also " although mice given

> the hormone eat less, they do not lose as much weight as would be

> expected. Tests also suggest that the weight they do lose might

not

> be fat. If the drug makes muscles shdrink, that would be

> undesirable... "

>

> What I found very interesting is something stated toward the end of

> the article, " One thing that fascinates scientists about obestatin

> is its link to another hormone, ghrelin, which makes people hungry -

> the oposite of obestatin. The scientists were surprised to find

> that the two hormones were products of the same gene. The gene

> directs cells to make one protein polecule, which breaks into two

> smaller ones, caled peptides. On is ghrelin and the other is

> obestatin. "

>

> Anyway, it appears as though doing anything in people with this is

a

> long way away. Additionally, & has the rights to

> this discovery and who knows what affect that could have.

>

> Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 1/2 year old

twins

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