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Antimicrobial peptides in patients with anorexia nervosa: comparison with healthy controls and the impact of weight gain

Clinical observations show that patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are surprisingly free from infectious diseases. There is evidence from studies in Drosophila melanogaster that starvation leads to an increased expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). AMPs are part of the innate immune system a...

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Autores principales: Bendix, Marie-Christin, Stephan, Michael, Nöhre, Mariel, Wünsch-Leiteritz, Wally, Schmidt, Hagen, Tiegs, Gisa, Harder, Jürgen, de Zwaan, Martina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33335229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79302-1