Mikel Etxandi, Isabel Baenas, Bernat Mora-Maltas, Roser Granero, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Sulay Tovar, Neus Solé-Morata, Ignacio Lucas, Sabela Casado, Mónica Gómez-Peña, Laura Moragas, Amparo Del Pino-Gutiérrez, Javier Tapia, Eduardo Valenciano-Mendoza, Marc N Potenza, Ashley N Gearhardt, Carlos Diéguez, Susana Jiménez-Murcia
BACKGROUND: Data implicate overlaps in neurobiological pathways involved in appetite regulation and addictive disorders. Despite different neuroendocrine measures having been associated with both gambling disorder (GD) and food addiction (FA), how appetite-regulating hormones may relate to the co-occurrence of both entities remain incompletely understood. AIMS: To compare plasma concentrations of ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin, and liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP-2) between patients with GD, with and without FA, and to explore the association between circulating hormonal concentrations and neuropsychological and clinical features in individuals with GD and FA...
December 22, 2023: Journal of Behavioral Addictions