[HTML][HTML] From belly to brain: targeting the ghrelin receptor in appetite and food intake regulation

K Howick, BT Griffin, JF Cryan… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ghrelin is the only known peripherally-derived orexigenic hormone, increasing appetite and
subsequent food intake. The ghrelinergic system has therefore received considerable …

Lean mean fat reducing “ghrelin” machine: hypothalamic ghrelin and ghrelin receptors as therapeutic targets in obesity

H Schellekens, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Neuropharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions not only in Western societies but also in the
developing world. Current pharmacological treatments for obesity are either lacking in …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of targeting the ghrelin pathway

G Colldén, MH Tschöp, TD Müller - International Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the endogenous ligand of the growth-hormone
secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR1a). Since then, ghrelin has been found to exert a plethora …

Targeting the ghrelin receptor to regulate food intake

I Depoortere - Regulatory peptides, 2009 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of obesity and the obesity-associated morbidities represent one
of the major health problems of the western society. This has renewed interest in our …

Ghrelin in the regulation of body weight and metabolism

TR Castaneda, J Tong, R Datta, M Culler… - Frontiers in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ghrelin, a peptide hormone predominantly produced by the stomach, was isolated as the
endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Ghrelin is a potent …

Current understanding of the hypothalamic ghrelin pathways inducing appetite and adiposity

O Al Massadi, M López, M Tschöp, C Diéguez… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Ghrelin is a multifaceted regulator of metabolism. Ghrelin regulates energy balance in the
short term via induction of appetite and in the long term via increased body weight and …

[HTML][HTML] Clarifying the ghrelin system's ability to regulate feeding behaviours despite enigmatic spatial separation of the GHSR and its endogenous ligand

A Edwards, A Abizaid - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ghrelin is a hormone predominantly produced in and secreted from the stomach. Ghrelin is
involved in many physiological processes including feeding, the stress response, and in …

[HTML][HTML] Ghrelin and the regulation of food intake and energy balance

H Hosoda, M Kojima… - Molecular …, 2002 - triggered.edina.clockss.org
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, is
synthesized principally in the stomach and is released in response to acute and chronic …

Ghrelin and appetite control in humans—potential application in the treatment of obesity

M Patterson, SR Bloom, JV Gardiner - Peptides, 2011 - Elsevier
Ghrelin is a peptide hormone secreted into circulation from the stomach. It has been
postulated to act as a signal of hunger. Ghrelin administration acutely increases energy …

The many faces of ghrelin: new perspectives for nutrition research?

B Otto, J Spranger, SC Benoit, DJ Clegg… - The British Journal of …, 2005 - europepmc.org
The appetite-modulating peptide ghrelin is predominantly produced and secreted by the
stomach and shows a strong growth hormone-releasing activity, which is mediated by the …