Ghrelin in pathological conditions.
The recently identified gastric hormone ghrelin was initially described as a natural Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor ligand. Apart from ghrelin's first discovered action, which was the stimulation of Growth Hormone release, implications for many other functions have been reported. It seems that ghrelin exhibits an important role in conditions related to processes regulating nutrition, body composition and growth, as well as heart, liver, thyroid or kidney dysfunction. In this review, current available knowledge about ghrelin's role in various pathological conditions is presented.
Katergari
Simoni A
SA
Laboratory of Physiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Milousis
Athanasios
A
Pagonopoulou
Olga
O
Asimakopoulos
Byron
B
Nikolettos
Nikos K
NK
D000818:Animals; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D004194:Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000502:physiology*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology
D054439:Ghrelin; D013006:Growth Hormone