The gut hormone ghrelin targets the brain to promote food intake and adiposity. The ghrelin
receptor growth hormone secretagogue 1 receptor (GHSR) is present in hypothalamic …

Ghrelin, a circulating orexigenic stomach-derived hormone, has recently been implicated in
extra-homeostatic feeding, increasing food reward and food-motivated behavior. The …

A review is provided of current evidence supporting the actions of the stomach‐derived
peptide ghrelin on ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine cells to increase food intake and …

'Hunger is the best spice'is an old and wise saying that acknowledges the fact that almost
any food tastes better when we are hungry. The neurobiological underpinnings of this lore …

Ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide that acts within the central nervous system to stimulate
appetite and food intake via the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). It has …

Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions and creating an urgent need to
understand mechanisms underlying excessive and uncontrolled food intake. Ghrelin, the …

Ghrelin, a powerful orexigenic peptide released from the gut, stimulates feeding when
injected centrally and has thus far been implicated in regulation of metabolic, rather than …

Ghrelin stimulates appetite, increases food intake and causes adiposity by mechanisms that
include direct actions on the brain. Previously, we showed that intracerebroventricular …

The peptide hormone ghrelin is important for both homeostatic and hedonic eating
behaviors, and its orexigenic actions occur mainly via binding to the only known ghrelin …

The role of ghrelin in feeding control has been addressed from a largely hypothalamic
perspective, with little attention directed at ingestive consequences of stimulation of the …