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Kirsti Akkermann
Researcher at University of Tartu
Publications - 26
Citations - 771
Kirsti Akkermann is an academic researcher from University of Tartu. The author has contributed to research in topics: Binge eating & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 25 publications receiving 593 citations.
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Bacterial ClpB heat-shock protein, an antigen-mimetic of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH, at the origin of eating disorders
Naouel Tennoune,Naouel Tennoune,Philippe Chan,Jonathan Breton,Jonathan Breton,Romain Legrand,Romain Legrand,Y. Chabane,Y. Chabane,Kirsti Akkermann,Anu Järv,Wassila Ouelaa,Wassila Ouelaa,Kuniko Takagi,Kuniko Takagi,Ibtissem Ghouzali,Ibtissem Ghouzali,Marie François,Marie François,Nicolas Lucas,Nicolas Lucas,Christine Bole-Feysot,Christine Bole-Feysot,Martine Pestel-Caron,J-C Do Rego,David Vaudry,Jaanus Harro,Emmanuelle Dé,Emmanuelle Dé,Pierre Déchelotte,Pierre Déchelotte,Sergueï O. Fetissov,Sergueï O. Fetissov +32 more
TL;DR: Bacterial ClpB protein, which is present in several commensal and pathogenic microorganisms, can be responsible for the production of auto-Abs crossreactive with α-MSH, associated with altered feeding and emotion in humans with ED.
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Elevated plasma concentrations of bacterial ClpB protein in patients with eating disorders.
Jonathan Breton,Jonathan Breton,Romain Legrand,Romain Legrand,Kirsti Akkermann,Anu Järv,Jaanus Harro,Pierre Déchelotte,Pierre Déchelotte,Sergueï O. Fetissov,Sergueï O. Fetissov +10 more
TL;DR: Bacterial ClpB is naturally present in human plasma and that its concentrations can be elevated in ED patients and associated with ED-related psychopathological traits, and results support a link between bacterial ClPB and the ED pathophysiology.
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Positive and negative emotional eating have different associations with overeating and binge eating: Construction and validation of the Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale.
TL;DR: Positive and negative emotional eating might have different relations with overeating and BE, with the latter being more characteristic of the severity/frequency of ove treating and BE.
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The impact of adverse life events and the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on the development of eating disorder symptoms
TL;DR: Adolescent girls who at age 15 had reported a history of frequent adverse life events had elevated scores in EDI-2 Bulimia subscale at age 18 if they were carrying the s-allele and the interaction effect of the 5-HTTLPR and the past sexual abuse was observed on drive for thinness.
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Food restriction leads to binge eating dependent upon the effect of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism
TL;DR: It is reported herewith that the effect of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on binge eating in adolescent girls is dependent on severe food restriction, and may help to explain why some people develop binge Eating in response to dieting and others do not.