Insulin has important vascular actions to stimulate production of nitric oxide from
endothelium. This leads to capillary recruitment, vasodilation, increased blood flow, and …

Ghrelin is a gastric peptide hormone, discovered as being the endogenous ligand of growth
hormone secretagogue receptor. Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide presenting a unique n …

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has increased worldwide over the past few
years. Sympathetic nervous system overactivity is a key mechanism leading to hypertension …

169 OBESITY, INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION M. IANTORNO1, U.
CAMPIA2, N. DI DANIELE3, S. NISTICÒ4, GB FORLEO3, C. C Page 1 PROOF JOURNAL OF …

Ghrelin is a relatively novel multifaceted hormone that has been found to exert a plethora of
physiological effects. In this review, we found/confirmed that ghrelin has effect on all body …

A breakthrough using “reverse pharmacology” identified and characterized acyl ghrelin from
the stomach as the endogenous cognate ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue …

The objective of this study was to evaluate local molecular adaptations proposed to regulate
protein synthesis in the mammary glands. It was hypothesized that AA and energy-yielding …

Background There is a need to identify novel pharmacologic targets to treat alcoholism.
Animal and human studies suggest a role for ghrelin in the neurobiology of alcohol …

Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) have been reported to have anticancer activity, immuno-
enhancing effect and antimicrobial activity. However, other biological activities are unknown …

Obesity is an ongoing worldwide epidemic. Besides being a medical condition in itself,
obesity dramatically increases the risk of development of metabolic and cardiovascular …