Links to publications that use this peptide:
Zhiyou Peng, Yinggang Zhu, Yulong Zhang, et al, Effects of ghrelin on pulmonary NOD2 mRNA expression and NF-κB activation when protects against acute lung injury in rats challenged with cecal ligation and puncture.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2012 Aug;13(4):440-5. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.04.006. Epub 2012 May 7.
Martijn van der Velde, Bram C.J. van der Eerden, Yuxiang Sun, et alm, An Age-Dependent Interaction with Leptin Unmasks Ghrelin's Bone-Protective Effects.
Endocrinology 2012 153: 3593-3602; doi:10.1210/en.2012-1277.
Shu-Chen Lu et al., An Acyl-Ghrelin Specific Neutralizing Antibody Inhibits the Acute Ghrelin-Mediated Orexigenic Effects in Mice
Molecular Pharmacology, doi:10.1124/mol.108.052852
Jianhua Liu et al., Novel Ghrelin Assays Provide Evidence for Independent Regulation of Ghrelin Acylation and Secretion in Healthy Young Men
Endocrinol Metab. 2008 May; 93(5): 1980–1987.
Addisu et al. B-type natriuretic peptide decreases gastric emptying and absorption.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2008 Apr;233(4):475-82.
Obay et al. Antiepileptic effects of ghrelin on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in rats
Peptides. 2007 Jun;28(6):1214-9.
Tümer et al. Effect of ghrelin administration on phagocytic activity in acute cold-restraint stress exposed rats
Regul Pept. 2007 Feb 1;138(2-3):113-7.
Gluck et al. Peripheral ghrelin deepens torpor bouts in mice through the arcuate nucleus neuropeptide Y signaling pathway.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2006 Nov;291(5):R1303-9.
Zigman et al. Mice lacking ghrelin receptors resist the development of diet-induced obesity.
J Clin Invest. 2005 Dec;115(12):3564-72.
Davisdon et al. The interoceptive cue properties of ghrelin generalize to cues produced by food deprivation.
Peptides. 2005 Sep;26(9):1602-10.
Kim et al. Ghrelin stimulates proliferation and differentiation and inhibits apoptosis in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells
Bone. 2005 Sep;37(3):359-69.
Neglia et al. Presence and distribution of ghrelin-immunopositive cells in the chicken gastrointestinal tract.
Acta Histochem. 2005;107(1):3-9.
Chang et al. Ghrelin protects myocardium from isoproterenol-induced injury in rats.
Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2004 Sep;25(9):1131-7.
Li et al. Ghrelin inhibits proinflammatory responses and nuclear factor-kappaB activation in human endothelial cells.
Circulation. 2004 May 11;109(18):2221-6.
Chang et al. Therapeutic effects of ghrelin on endotoxic shock in rats.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2003 Jul 25;473(2-3):171-6.
Lawrence et al. Acute Central Ghrelin and GH Secretagogues Induce Feeding and Activate Brain Appetite Centers
Endocrinology. 2002 Jan;143(1):155-62.
Grant et al. Delay of intracellular calcium transients using a calcium chelator: application to high-throughput screening of the capsaicin receptor ion channel and G-protein-coupled receptors.
Anal Biochem. 2001 Jul 1;294(1):27-35.
Do not attempt to weigh out smaller portions. For best results and reproducibility, rehydrate peptide just before use. Do not refreeze any unused portions.