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3 years ago

Ghrelin Hormone Boosts Appetite, Paving Way for Obesity Treatment

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Central Effect of Ghrelin, an Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue, on Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression
Jun Kamegai

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Ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates growth, was studied to see how it affects the brain. Researchers found that when ghrelin was given to rats in the brain, it increased the levels of a gene called AGRP in the hypothalamus. This led to the rats eating more food. However, ghrelin did not affect the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. This shows that ghrelin plays a role in making us eat more by increasing AGRP levels in the brain.