Moreover, ghrelin is also involved in the response to stress and assumed to play a role in coping functions and exert a modulatory action on immune pathways. Our knowledge on the regulation of ghrelin ...

Evidence is mounting that the gut hormone ghrelin—a putative signal of energy insufficiency and a functional antagonist of leptin—operates as a pleotrophic modulator of gonadal function and ...

Both the ghrelin and motilin receptor have been investigated as therapeutic targets for digestive disorders, but no compounds with selective activity are yet in clinical use Ligand-dependent ...

In this article, we focus on ghrelin, an endogenous peptide with promise as a potent anti-inflammatory agent. Ghrelin was discovered, tracked, and isolated from stomach cells based on its ability to ...

Ghrelin is a hormone that is produced and released in the stomach. People often refer to it as the “hunger hormone” because it increases appetite. It also promotes blood sugar regulation ...

Ghrelin is known as the "hunger hormone" because it stimulates appetite and makes you feel hungry. When your stomach is empty, it releases ghrelin, which signals that it's time to eat. Besides ...

Ghrelin is a crucial hunger hormone with a significant impact on your appetite, food intake, and feeling of satiety. This makes it a key factor in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

Ghrelin is a hormone your stomach makes that signals your body when you're hungry. You might think of it as an "on switch" for appetite. Your small intestine, pancreas, and brain also release ...

Ghrelin is known as the "hunger hormone" because it stimulates appetite and makes you feel hungry. When your stomach is empty, it releases ghrelin, which signals that it's time to eat. Besides ...

The peripheral effect of ghrelin on energy metabolism has been controversial. Our study demonstrates a direct peripheral effect of ghrelin to increase de novo lipogenesis in hepatocytes. Moreover, we ...

Plasma ghrelin levels rose sharply shortly before and fell shortly after every meal. A diet-induced weight loss of 17 percent of initial body weight was associated with a 24 percent increase in ...

Nevertheless, we now find that circulating BChE has a large impact on aggressive behavior in mice that is attributable to its ability to inactivate ghrelin, a peptide hormone involved in hunger, ...