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1
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Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT.
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J Cell Biol
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2002
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1.97
|
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2
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Expression of ghrelin and of the GH secretagogue receptor by pancreatic islet cells and related endocrine tumors.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
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2002
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1.45
|
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3
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Neuroendocrine and peripheral activities of ghrelin: implications in metabolism and obesity.
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Eur J Pharmacol
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2002
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1.24
|
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4
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The endocrine response to ghrelin as a function of gender in humans in young and elderly subjects.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
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2003
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1.12
|
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5
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Expression of ghrelin and biological activity of specific receptors for ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin in human prostate neoplasms and related cell lines.
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Eur J Endocrinol
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2004
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1.05
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6
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Cardiac effects of ghrelin and its endogenous derivatives des-octanoyl ghrelin and des-Gln14-ghrelin.
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Eur J Pharmacol
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2003
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0.98
|
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7
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The antiproliferative effect of synthetic peptidyl GH secretagogues in human CALU-1 lung carcinoma cells.
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Endocrinology
|
2002
|
0.93
|
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8
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Ghrelin secretion is inhibited by either somatostatin or cortistatin in humans.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2002
|
0.88
|
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9
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New active series of growth hormone secretagogues.
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J Med Chem
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2003
|
0.87
|
|
10
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Short ghrelin peptides neither displace ghrelin binding in vitro nor stimulate GH release in vivo.
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Endocrinology
|
2002
|
0.87
|
|
11
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Ghrelin injected into the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male rats induces feeding but not penile erection.
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Neurosci Lett
|
2002
|
0.87
|
|
12
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The GH-releasing effect of ghrelin, a natural GH secretagogue, is only blunted by the infusion of exogenous somatostatin in humans.
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
|
2002
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0.85
|
|
13
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Ghrelin: much more than a natural growth hormone secretagogue.
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Isr Med Assoc J
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2002
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0.83
|
|
14
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PLGA-PEG microspheres of teverelix: influence of polymer type on microsphere characteristics and on teverelix in vitro release.
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Int J Pharm
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2003
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0.81
|
|
15
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Endocrine activities of cortistatin-14 and its interaction with GHRH and ghrelin in humans.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2002
|
0.79
|
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16
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Ghrelin plays a minor role in the physiological control of cardiac function in the rat.
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Endocrinology
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
17
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Endocrine responses to ghrelin in adult patients with isolated childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency.
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
18
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Ghrelin and synthetic GH secretagogues.
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Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
19
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Effects of glucose, free fatty acids or arginine load on the GH-releasing activity of ghrelin in humans.
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
20
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Acetylcholine does not play a major role in mediating the endocrine responses to ghrelin, a natural ligand of the GH secretagogue receptor, in humans.
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
21
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Effects of acute hexarelin administration on cardiac performance in patients with coronary artery disease during by-pass surgery.
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Eur J Pharmacol
|
2002
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0.77
|
|
22
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Ghrelin: endocrine and non-endocrine actions.
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J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
|
2002
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0.76
|
|
23
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Impact of two or three daily subcutaneous injections of hexarelin, a synthetic growth hormone (GH) secretagogue, on 24-h GH, prolactin, adrenocorticotropin and cortisol secretion in humans.
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Eur J Endocrinol
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
24
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Growth hormone secretagogues: past, present and future.
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IDrugs
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
25
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Ghrelin-induced GH secretion in normal subjects is partially resistant to homologous desensitization by GH-releasing peptide-6.
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Eur J Endocrinol
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
26
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Activation of GABAA and opioid receptors reduce penile erection induced by hexarelin peptides.
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
27
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Ghrelin is no longer able to stimulate growth hormone secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome but instead induces exaggerated corticotropin and cortisol responses.
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Neuroendocrinology
|
2002
|
0.75
|