Ghrelin is a peptide hormone released by specialized X/A cells in the stomach and activated
by acylation. Following its secretion, it binds to ghrelin receptors in the periphery to regulate …

Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor (GHSR), is a peptide
hormone with diverse physiological roles. Ghrelin regulates GH release, appetite and …

Ghrelin is a stomach-derived hormone that regulates food intake and neuroendocrine
function by acting on its receptor, GHSR (G rowth H ormone S ecretagogue R eceptor) …

Ghrelin, a hormone produced by the stomach, is generally associated with feeding
responses and the regulation of food intake. Recent evidence, however, suggests that …

The orexigenic and pro-obesity hormone ghrelin targets key hypothalamic and mesolimbic
circuits involved in energy balance, appetite and reward. Given that such circuits are closely …

Pain and obesity, as well as their associated impairments, are major health concerns.
Understanding the relationship between the two is the focus of a growing body of research …

Ghrelin plasma concentration increases in parallel to cortisol after a standardized
psychological stress in humans, but the physiological basis of this interaction is unknown …

Ghrelin, the only known appetite‐stimulating hormone in humans, may be one factor
involved in increased appetite, cravings and food intake following weight loss. Innovative …

Ten years and more passed since ghrelin was discovered. Various physiological actions of
ghrelin have been documented in both mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates. Do …

OBJECTIVE Ghrelin is the only known peripheral hormone to increase ingestive behavior.
However, its role in the physiological regulation of energy homeostasis is unclear because …