Ghrelin

"Ghrelin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A 28-amino acid, acylated, orexigenic peptide that is a ligand for GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTORS. Ghrelin is widely expressed but primarily in the stomach in the adults. Ghrelin acts centrally to stimulate growth hormone secretion and food intake, and peripherally to regulate energy homeostasis. Its large precursor protein, known as appetite-regulating hormone or motilin-related peptide, contains ghrelin and obestatin.

Descriptor ID	D054439
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.301 D12.644.548.322
Concept/Terms	Ghrelin Ghrelin GHRL Protein GHRL Protein Ppghrelin Ghrelin-Obestatin Preprohormone Ghrelin Obestatin Preprohormone Motilin-Related Peptide Precursor Motilin Related Peptide Precursor Peptide Precursor, Motilin-Related Precursor, Motilin-Related Peptide PpMTLRP Ghrelin Precursor Precursor, Ghrelin Obestatin Obestatin Appetite-Regulating Hormone Appetite-Regulating Hormone Appetite Regulating Hormone Motilin-Related Peptide Motilin Related Peptide Gastric MLTRP

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Ghrelin [D06.472.699.301]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Ghrelin [D12.644.548.322]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	2	2
2008	1	0	1
2011	3	0	3
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2

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Lu CC, Chang CH, Chou JC, Yu PL, Wang PS. Regulatory mechanism of ghrelin on testosterone secretion in type 1 diabetic rats. Reprod Fertil. 2025 Jul 01; 6(3).

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Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Batson SA, Beck DW, Friedman A, Goosens KA. An Emerging Role for Gut-Brain Signaling Involving Ghrelin in Chronic Stress. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2025; 1477:205-227.

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Givony T, Leshkowitz D, Del Castillo D, Nevo S, Kadouri N, Dassa B, Gruper Y, Khalaila R, Ben-Nun O, Gome T, Dobe? J, Ben-Dor S, Kedmi M, Keren-Shaul H, Heffner-Krausz R, Porat Z, Golani O, Addadi Y, Brenner O, Lo DD, Goldfarb Y, Abramson J. Thymic mimetic cells function beyond self-tolerance. Nature. 2023 10; 622(7981):164-172.

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Tchio C, Baba K, Piccione G, Tosini G. Removal of melatonin receptor type 1 signalling induces dyslipidaemia and hormonal changes in mice subjected to environmental circadian disruption. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2021 01; 4(1):e00171.

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Pritchett NR, Maziarz M, Shu XO, Kamangar F, Dawsey SM, Fan JH, Ji BT, Gao YT, Xiang YB, Qiao YL, Li H, Yang G, Wang SM, Stanczyk FZ, Chow WH, Katki HA, Zheng W, Lan Q, Freedman ND, Rothman N, Abnet CC, Murphy G. Serum ghrelin and esophageal and gastric cancer in two cohorts in China. Int J Cancer. 2020 05 15; 146(10):2728-2735.

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Murphy G, Cross AJ, Dawsey SM, Stanczyk FZ, Kamangar F, Weinstein SJ, Taylor PR, M?nnist? S, Albanes D, Abnet CC, Freedman ND. Serum ghrelin is associated with risk of colorectal adenocarcinomas in the ATBC study. Gut. 2018 09; 67(9):1646-1651.

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Balivada S, Pawar HN, Montgomery S, Kenney MJ. Effect of ghrelin on regulation of splenic sympathetic nerve discharge. Auton Neurosci. 2016 12; 201:68-71.

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Chang YJ, Hwu CM, Yeh CC, Wang PS, Wang SW. Effects of subacute hypothyroidism on metabolism and growth-related molecules. Molecules. 2014 Jul 30; 19(8):11178-95.

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Fluitt MB, Gambhir KK, Nunlee-Bland G, Odonkor W. Fasting plasma ghrelin levels are reduced, but not suppressed during OGTT in obese African American adolescents. Ethn Dis. 2013; 23(4):436-40.

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Murphy G, Kamangar F, Albanes D, Stanczyk FZ, Weinstein SJ, Taylor PR, Virtamo J, Abnet CC, Dawsey SM, Freedman ND. Serum ghrelin is inversely associated with risk of subsequent oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Gut. 2012 Nov; 61(11):1533-7.

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