The past, present, and future physiology and pharmacology of glucagon

ME Capozzi, DA D'Alessio, JE Campbell - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The evolution of glucagon has seen the transition from an impurity in the preparation of
insulin to the development of glucagon receptor agonists for use in type 1 diabetes. In type 2 …

Molecular mechanisms and health benefits of ghrelin: a narrative review

ZT Jiao, Q Luo - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ghrelin, an endogenous brain–gut peptide, is secreted in large quantities, mainly from the
stomach, in humans and rodents. It can perform the biological function of activating the …

LEAP2 changes with body mass and food intake in humans and mice

BK Mani, N Puzziferri, Z He… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Acyl-ghrelin administration increases food intake, body weight, and blood glucose. In
contrast, mice lacking ghrelin or ghrelin receptors (GHSRs) exhibit life-threatening …

Ghrelin as a survival hormone

BK Mani, JM Zigman - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Ghrelin administration induces food intake and body weight gain. Based on these actions,
the ghrelin system was initially proposed as an antiobesity target. Subsequent studies using …

Ghrelin deletion and conditional ghrelin cell ablation increase pancreatic islet size in mice

D Gupta, AW Burstein, DC Schwalbe, K Shankar… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Ghrelin exerts key effects on islet hormone secretion to regulate blood glucose levels. Here,
we sought to determine whether ghrelin's effects on islets extend to the alteration of islet size …

Ghrelin's relationship to blood glucose

BK Mani, K Shankar, JM Zigman - Endocrinology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Much effort has been directed at studying the orexigenic actions of administered ghrelin and
the potential effects of the endogenous ghrelin system on food intake, food reward, body …

Glucagon resistance and metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease: a review of the evidence

ER McGlone, SR Bloom… - Journal of Endocrinology, 2024 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is closely associated with obesity.
MASLD affects over 1 billion adults globally but there are few treatment options available …

[HTML][HTML] A LEAP 2 conclusions? Targeting the ghrelin system to treat obesity and diabetes

D Gupta, SB Ogden, K Shankar, S Varshney… - Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The hormone ghrelin stimulates food intake, promotes adiposity, increases
body weight, and elevates blood glucose. Consequently, alterations in plasma ghrelin levels …

Alpha cell dysfunction in type 1 diabetes

GLC Yosten - Peptides, 2018 - Elsevier
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by selective loss of beta cells and insulin secretion, which
significantly impact glucose homeostasis. However, this progressive disease is also …

Postprandial glucose metabolism in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: potential targets for improvement

A Maguolo, G Mazzuca, CE Smart… - European journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
The main goal of therapeutic management of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is to maintain
optimal glycemic control to prevent acute and long-term diabetes complications and to …