What is the general action of ghrelin for vertebrates? - comparisons of ghrelin's effects across vertebrates

Hiroyuki Kaiya; Kenji Kangawa; Mikiya Miyazato

doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.10.015

What is the general action of ghrelin for vertebrates? - comparisons of ghrelin's effects across vertebrates

Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2013 Jan 15:181:187-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.10.015. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

Authors

Hiroyuki Kaiya¹, Kenji Kangawa, Mikiya Miyazato

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. kaiya@ri.ncvc.go.jp

PMID: 23178701
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.10.015

Abstract

Ten years and more passed since ghrelin was discovered. Various physiological actions of ghrelin have been documented in both mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates. Do these actions have any commonality? In this review, we focused on several effects of ghrelin, and compared the effect across vertebrates. We would like to discuss possible general function of ghrelin in vertebrates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Corticosterone / metabolism
Gastrointestinal Motility / physiology
Ghrelin / metabolism*
Humans
Vertebrates / metabolism*
Vertebrates / physiology

Substances

Ghrelin
Corticosterone