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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 871-881
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.871
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.871
Figure 2 Plasma acylated and desacylated ghrelin levels.
A: Plasma levels of acylated ghrelin; B: Plasma levels of desacylated ghrelin. Plasma levels of acylated and desacylated ghrelin were measured by ELISA. aP < 0.05 compared with the Tj-43(-) group by ANOVA with Bonferroni’s post-hoc test. TJ-43: Rikkunshito; TJ-43(-): Patients without TJ-43 treatment; TJ-43(+): Patients with TJ-43 treatment; POD: Postoperative day.
- Citation: Kono H, Hosomura N, Amemiya H, Shoda K, Furuya S, Akaike H, Kawaguchi Y, Kawaida H, Ichikawa D. Rikkunshito increases appetite by enhancing gastrointestinal and incretin hormone levels in patients who underwent pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(5): 871-881
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i5/871.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.871