PMID- 25098834 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150324 LR - 20211021 IS - 1555-2101 (Electronic) IS - 0160-6689 (Print) IS - 0160-6689 (Linking) VI - 76 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Jan TI - Appetite regulatory hormones in women with anorexia nervosa: binge-eating/purging versus restricting type. PG - 19-24 LID - 10.4088/JCP.13m08753 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness characterized by low weight, disordered eating, and hallmark neuroendocrine dysfunction. Behavioral phenotypes are defined by predominant restriction or bingeing/purging; binge-eating/purging type anorexia nervosa is associated with poorer outcome. The pathophysiology underlying anorexia nervosa types is unknown, but altered hormones, known to be involved in eating behaviors, may play a role. METHOD: To examine the role of anorexigenic hormones in anorexia nervosa subtypes, we examined serum levels of peptide YY (PYY; total and active [3-36] forms), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and leptin as primary outcomes in women with DSM-5 restricting type anorexia nervosa (n = 50), binge-eating/purging type anorexia nervosa (n = 25), and healthy controls (n = 22). In addition, women completed validated secondary outcome measures of eating disorder psychopathology (Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire) and depression and anxiety symptoms (Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression [HDRS] and Anxiety [HARS]). The study samples were collected from May 22, 2004, to February 7, 2012. RESULTS: Mean PYY 3-36 and leptin levels were lower and BDNF levels higher in binge-eating/purging type anorexia nervosa than in restricting type anorexia nervosa (all P values < .05). After controlling for body mass index, differences in PYY and PYY 3-36 between anorexia nervosa types were significant (P < .05) and differences in BDNF were at the trend level (P < .10). PYY 3-36 was positively (r = 0.27, P = .02) and leptin was negatively (r = -0.51, P < .0001) associated with dietary restraint; BDNF was positively associated with frequency of purging (r = 0.21, P = .04); and leptin was negatively associated with frequency of bingeing (r = -0.29, P = .007) and purging (r = -0.31, P = .004). CONCLUSIONS: Among women with anorexia nervosa, the anorexigenic hormones PYY, BDNF, and leptin are differentially regulated between the restricting and binge/purge types. Whether these hormone pathways play etiologic roles with regard to anorexia nervosa behavioral types or are compensatory merits further study. CI - (c) Copyright 2015 Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. FAU - Eddy, Kamryn T AU - Eddy KT AD - Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 2 Longfellow Pl, Ste 200, Boston, MA 02114 keddy@mgh.harvard.edu. FAU - Lawson, Elizabeth A AU - Lawson EA FAU - Meade, Christina AU - Meade C FAU - Meenaghan, Erinne AU - Meenaghan E FAU - Horton, Sarah E AU - Horton SE FAU - Misra, Madhusmita AU - Misra M FAU - Klibanski, Anne AU - Klibanski A FAU - Miller, Karen K AU - Miller KK LA - eng GR - R01 DK052625/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH083657/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 RR025758/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK040561/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - K24 HL092902/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Clin Psychiatry JT - The Journal of clinical psychiatry JID - 7801243 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 106388-42-5 (Peptide YY) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Anorexia Nervosa/*blood/classification/epidemiology MH - Appetite/physiology MH - Binge-Eating Disorder/*blood/epidemiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*blood MH - Comorbidity MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Leptin/*blood MH - Peptide YY/*blood MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC4408926 MID - NIHMS681189 EDAT- 2014/08/08 06:00 MHDA- 2015/03/25 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2014/08/08 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/03/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4088/JCP.13m08753 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Psychiatry. 2015 Jan;76(1):19-24. doi: 10.4088/JCP.13m08753.