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ArticlePloS one2015

NUCB2/nesfatin-1 Is Associated with Elevated Levels of Anxiety in Anorexia Nervosa.

Tobias Hofmann, Anne Ahnis, Ulf Elbelt, Matthias Rose, Burghard F Klapp, Andreas Stengel

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tobias HofmannCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Anne AhnisCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ulf ElbeltCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité Center for Internal Medicine with Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Division for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Matthias RoseCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Burghard F KlappCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas StengelCharité Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Division for General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine; Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNUCB2/nesfatin-1 is an anorexigenic hormone with elevated levels in obese and decreased levels in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. Moreover, a role in the regulation of stress and emotions was suggested by several rodent and preliminary human studies. Since anxiety and depression are common comorbidities in AN, we investigated the association of NUCB2/nesfatin-1 with anxiety, depression and perceived stress in AN.

methodsWe analyzed circulating NUCB2/nesfatin-1 levels in 64 female inpatients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (body mass index, BMI; mean±SD, 14.7±2.3 kg/m2). At the same time anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), stress (PSQ-20) and disordered eating (EDI-2) were measured psychometrically.

resultsNo correlation was observed between NUCB2/nesfatin-1 and BMI (r = 0.06, p = 0.70). The study population was divided in patients with low anxiety (n = 32, GAD-7 scores, mean±SD, 7.5±3.3) and high anxiety (n = 32, 16.0±3.0, p<0.001). Patients with high anxiety scores displayed 65% higher NUCB2/nesfatin-1 levels (p = 0.04). This was reflected by a positive correlation of GAD-7 and NUCB2/nesfatin-1-levels (r = 0.32, p = 0.04). Scores of PSQ-20 (73.3±14.3 vs. 48.6±17.2) and PHQ-9 (18.8±5.0 vs. 10.3±5.1) were higher in the high anxiety group (p<0.001) but did not correlate with NUCB2/nesfatin-1 (p>0.05). EDI-2 total score was also higher in the high anxiety group (52.3±14.1 vs. 40.2±16.0, p = 0.02), while no correlations of EDI-2-scores with plasma NUCB2/nesfatin-1 were observed (p>0.05).

conclusionsCirculating NUCB2/nesfatin-1 levels correlated positively with perceived anxiety, whereas no association with BMI or eating disorder symptoms was observed. NUCB2/nesfatin-1 might be primarily involved in the modulation of anxiety and subsequently in the regulation of eating habits and body weight in AN.

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AdultAnorexia NervosaAnxietyBody WeightCalcium-Binding ProteinsDemographyDepressionDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsNucleobindinsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCalcium-Binding ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNUCB2 protein, humanNucleobindins

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PMID26162003
PMCPMC4498697
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