Dysfunctions in growth hormone (GH) secretion increase the prevalence of anxiety and
other neuropsychiatric diseases. GH receptor (GHR) signaling in the amygdala has been …

Background Obesity is a risk factor for stress-related mental disorders such as post-traumatic
stress disorder. The underlying mechanism through which obesity affects mental health …

Ghrelin is a 28–amino acid polypeptide that regulates feeding, glucose metabolism, and
emotionality (stress, anxiety, and depression). Plasma ghrelin circulates as desacyl ghrelin …

Hormones in the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis mediate many of the bodily
responses to stressors, yet there is no clear relationship between the levels of these …

Prolonged stress exposure is a risk factor for developing posttraumatic stress disorder, a
disorder characterized by the 'over-encoding'of a traumatic experience. A potential …

BACKGROUND: Ghrelin plays important roles in glucose metabolism, appetite, and body
weight regulation, and recent evidence suggests ghrelin prevents excessive anxiety under …

Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone that also plays an important role in mood disorders. Our
previous studies demonstrated that ghrelin administration could protect against depression …

Ghrelin is an important orexigenic hormone that regulates feeding, metabolism and glucose
homeostasis in human and rodents. Ghrelin functions by binding to its receptor, the growth …

Ghrelin is an important orexigenic brain-gut hormone that regulates feeding, metabolism
and glucose homeostasis in human and rodents at multiple levels. Ghrelin functions by …

Background: Besides the well-known effects of ghrelin on adiposity and food intake
regulation, the ghrelin system has been shown to regulate aspects of behavior including …