Ghrelin, hitherto known chiefly as an agonist of the growth hormone-secretagogue receptor with unclear physiologic functions, has emerged in the last 2 years as an important factor in the control ...

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 ...

More and more research indicates that GLP-1 analogues can have a blunting effect on addictions like drugs and alcohol. Drug ...

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 stimulates the secretion of growth hormone from the brain; the effects of growth hormone from the pituitary gland in organs such as the liver and bones have been extensively studied.

The gastrointestinal hormones ghrelin and motilin are released during hunger to stimulate appetite and interdigestive movement of the stomach, respectively. Ghrelin and motilin receptor agonists ...

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 ...

Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity -- in fact, a vaccine that lowers ghrelin ...

Ghrelin, the “hunger hormone”, has been associated with brain lesions thought to play a role in cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's.

New research out of MGH nails down a link between ghrelin and the health effects of traumatic stress, in lab rodents and among children in a violent, Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan, ...