1 Abnormal plasma PYY 3-36 levels in patients with liver cirrhosis Running head: PYY 3-36 in liver cirrhosis Luzia Valentini, PhD 1 , Tatjana Schuetz, PhD 1 , Ajmal Omar, MD 1 , Silja Gläser, MD 1 , Esmatollah Kasim, MD 1 , Peter Nowotny, PhD², Thomas Kroencke, MD, PhD 3 , Johann Ockenga, MD, PhD 1,4 1 Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Berlin, Germany ² Medical University Vienna, Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Vienna, Austria ³ Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute for Radiology, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany 4 Klinikum Bremen Mitte, Dept. Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology & Nutritional Medicin, Bremen, Germany Role of each author: conception and study design: JO, generation and collection of data: TS, SG, AO, EK, PN, TK. Analysis and interpretation of data: LV. drafting or revision of the manuscript. LV, TS, JO. Word count: 3285 Number of tables: 1 Number of figures: 2 Contact: Luzia Valentini, PhD Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Hepatology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany Tel.: 0049-(0)30-450-514113; Fax: 0049-(0)30-450-514923; E-mail: luzia.valentini@charite.de