amylin

1 8.2

A hormone from the pancreas that helps control blood sugar levels

noun
/ˈæmɪlɪn/

Specialized

: amilina

Reports about alterations in amylin levels in response to exercise training are sparse; Izadpanah et al. (2012) and Roberts et al. (2013) reported a reduction of amylin in response to a combined diet/exercise intervention in children with obesity for 14 days.
postprandial amylin
amylin levels
amylin increase

Examples

Indeed, our data revealed that amylin levels were significantly influenced by fasting levels and postprandial increases of glucose, supporting this possible connection between amylin levels and altered glucose availability.

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After 8 weeks of exercise training, fasting and postprandial levels of amylin were significantly reduced in the OV/OB group but not in the L group (no significant main effect of time, significant interaction of time x body type, p < 0.001 for fasting and postprandial levels, p = 0.004) (Table 5).

Academic text (2018)
In our study, observed amylin alterations contributed to the individual weight outcomes after the intervention.

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Appetite hormone responses revealed a decrease in amylin at fasting and postprandial levels; however, this was restricted to OV/OB participants.

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Decreased amylin levels (postprandial and fasting) could increase leptin responsiveness threshold and could have led to increased energy intake in response to exercise training.

Academic text (2018)
The pancreas produces amylin to help regulate blood sugar levels after meals.
In individuals with diabetes, amylin levels are often low, affecting blood sugar control.
Research has shown that amylin plays a role in appetite regulation and glucose metabolism.

Synonyms

insulin

vsamylin

Specialized

144 3.7

A substance made by the pancreas that controls blood sugar

helps regulate blood sugar as an auxiliary pancreatic hormone rather than the main controller

Surface Forms

amylin singular

amylins plural

Morphology

amylin = amyloid (opaque) = amyloid + in

Formed from the biomedical term 'amyloid' plus the protein-forming suffix '-in'; both elements are specialised and not predictable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Amylin comes from the root amyl-, which means 'starch' and appears in words like amylase. Scientists named it after the amyloid, the 'starch-like' clumps it can form in the pancreas, so the name links the hormone to those pancreatic deposits and its role in controlling blood sugar.