Serotonin has been implicated in the control of satiety for almost four decades. Historically,
the insight that the appetite suppressant effect of fenfluramine is linked to serotonin has …

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 …

Ghrelin is a multifaceted regulator of metabolism. Ghrelin regulates energy balance in the
short term via induction of appetite and in the long term via increased body weight and …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as the ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a), the
melanocortin 3 receptor (MC 3), and the serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT 2C), are well known for …

Understanding the intricate pathways that modulate appetite and subsequent food intake is
of particular importance considering the rise in the incidence of obesity across the globe …

Although gasotransmitters nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide
(H2S) receive a bad connotation; in low concentrations these play a major governing role in …

Although often referred to as a hunger hormone, recent evidence highlights a
neuroprotective function of acylated ghrelin (AG) and a substantial role in the regulation of …

Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol that has anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties
against stress condition. It is reported that resveratrol has beneficial functions in various …

Ghrelin is orexigenic hormone primarily synthesized by endocrine X/A-like cells of gastric
oxyntic mucosa to stimulate appetite and food intake along with regulation of growth …

The gut hormone, ghrelin, is the only known peripherally derived orexigenic signal. It
activates its centrally expressed receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS …