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Serotonin plays key role in the development of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia

Publicado em 12 de dezembro de 2024
A study conducted at Harvard University has identified the central role of serotonin - a hormone involved in mood regulation - in the development of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia. "We identified that this type of hypoglycaemia is associated with the dysregulation of serotonin levels in the blood, a hormone that, in addition to controlling mood, is also capable of stimulating the secretion of the hormones insulin and GLP-1 in the body," explained Rafael Ferraz-Bannitz, who conducted [...]