Physiological gastric bypass by appetite suppression
OwnerRonald J. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A method to suppress appetite in a mammalian body comprising the steps of: stimulating the release of Ghrelin from stomach cells; depleting Ghrelin stored in Gastric cells of the stomach; and blocking a portion of any Ghrelin activity in the brain of the mammalian. The method may include blocking a portion of any Ghrelin activity in the bloodstream of the mammalian. The method may include the reducing of Gastric volume of a mammalian stomach by the steps of: reducing serum Ghrelin levels in the Gastric cells of said mammalian stomach. The appetite suppression may occur preprandially.
Claims4
A method to suppress appetite in a mammalian body comprising the steps of:
- stimulating the release of Ghrelin from stomach cells;
- depleting Ghrelin stored in Gastric cells of the stomach;
- blocking a portion of any Ghrelin activity in the brain of the mammalian.
A method to suppress the Gastric volume of a mammalian stomach comprising the steps of:
- reduce serum Ghrelin levels in the Gastric cells of said mammalian stomach.
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