The role and interactions of ghrelin concerning the nutritional and inflammatory status
Nechifor, V.A.; Potorac, I.; Arhire, L.I.; Niţă, O.; Trufă, D.I.; Mihalache, L.; Graur, M.
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi 117(2): 344-350
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 24340515 Document Number: 670075
Ghrelin is an important neuroendocrine peptide having as main purpose the stimulation of growth hormone (GH) secretion. It is also an important regulator of the long-term energy balance and short-term nutritional intake. Ghrelin has several other biological actions, among which the capacity to regulate gastrointestinal motility, to modulate the reproductive and stress axes as well as the glucose metabolism, and other well-defined actions within the cardiovascular and renal physiology. Due to its numerous effects, ghrelin is considered on one hand a potential target in the treatment of obesity and on the other, a therapeutic option in other dysfunctions and illnesses.