Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple actions in the body. Its best-known function involves energy metabolism. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone which ...

Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid peptide resulting from the enzymatic processing of proghrelin by prohormone convertase 1/3. 1 It is secreted primarily by the fundus of the stomach in adult humans 2 and ...

Ghrelin is involved in eating, whether to push up energy reserves or for the sake of pleasure. This action occurs when it binds to the GHS-R located in many sites in the central nervous system.

Ghrelin is the "hunger hormone" that triggers intense food cravings - especially for high-calorie foods. But the results of a new study suggest that it might be possible to develop a pill to block ...

R M Meyer, A Burgos-Robles, E Liu, S S Correia, K A Goosens. A ghrelin–growth hormone axis drives stress-induced vulnerability to enhanced fear. Molecular Psychiatry, 2013; DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.135 ...

Controlling your ghrelin levels can help you control your calorie consumption. So, if you are trying to lose weight, controlling the secretion of ghrelin is an effective strategy that might help.

Ghrelin mediates stress-induced food-reward behavior in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2011; DOI: 10.1172/JCI57660 ...

Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide with a fatty acid side chain produced and secreted mainly by the X/A-like endocrine cells in the gastric fundus. Ghrelin may also be produced in the hypothalamus.

Ghrelin, an octanoylated 28-mer peptide hormone, activates the constitutively active growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a with nanomolar activity.

The hormone, ghrelin, may help protect the elderly population from muscle loss, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that administering a particular form of ghrelin ...