Published in Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) on October 01, 2002
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Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction. Nat Med (2006) 4.53
The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats. Gastroenterology (2002) 3.17
Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation (2005) 3.10
Cyclic AMP potentiates vascular endothelial cadherin-mediated cell-cell contact to enhance endothelial barrier function through an Epac-Rap1 signaling pathway. Mol Cell Biol (2005) 2.80
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Plasma ghrelin levels in lean and obese humans and the effect of glucose on ghrelin secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2002) 2.62
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Endogenous ghrelin in pancreatic islets restricts insulin release by attenuating Ca2+ signaling in beta-cells: implication in the glycemic control in rodents. Diabetes (2004) 2.04
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Ghrelin is present in pancreatic alpha-cells of humans and rats and stimulates insulin secretion. Diabetes (2002) 1.95
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Treatment of cachexia with ghrelin in patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 1.87
Hybrid cell-gene therapy for pulmonary hypertension based on phagocytosing action of endothelial progenitor cells. Circulation (2003) 1.86
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Weight loss increases circulating levels of ghrelin in human obesity. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2002) 1.76
A combination of oral sildenafil and beraprost ameliorates pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.74
Low IGF-I and elevated testosterone during puberty in subjects with type 1 diabetes developing microalbuminuria in comparison to normoalbuminuric control subjects: the Oxford Regional Prospective Study. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.68
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Molecular forms of hypothalamic ghrelin and its regulation by fasting and 2-deoxy-d-glucose administration. Endocrinology (2005) 1.63
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Ghrelin concentration in cord and neonatal blood: relation to fetal growth and energy balance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2003) 1.56
Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 1.55
Hyperglycaemia suppresses the secretion of ghrelin, a novel growth-hormone-releasing peptide: responses to the intravenous and oral administration of glucose. Clin Sci (Lond) (2002) 1.54
Inhibitory effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on cultured cardiac myocyte hypertrophy: interference between CNP and endothelin-1 signaling pathways. Endocrinology (2004) 1.53
Identification and characterization of a novel type of membrane-associated prostaglandin E synthase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002) 1.52
The metabolic syndrome is frequent in Klinefelter's syndrome and is associated with abdominal obesity and hypogonadism. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.52
Role of endogenous adrenomedullin in the regulation of vascular tone and ischemic renal injury: studies on transgenic/knockout mice of adrenomedullin gene. Circ Res (2002) 1.49
Effect of insulin therapy on coagulation and fibrinolysis in medical intensive care patients. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.49
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Beneficial effects of adrenomedullin on left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats. Cardiovasc Res (2002) 1.47
Ghrelin directly regulates bone formation. J Bone Miner Res (2004) 1.44
Aldosterone augments adrenomedullin production without stimulating pro-adrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide secretion in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Hypertens (2002) 1.44
Postoperative weight loss does not resolve after esophagectomy despite normal serum ghrelin levels. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.43
Lack of observed association between high plasma osteoprotegerin concentrations and ischemic stroke risk in a healthy population. Clin Chem (2008) 1.41
Gene expression, secretion, and autocrine action of C-type natriuretic peptide in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. Endocrinology (2003) 1.40
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Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway. Endocrinology (2003) 1.39
Ingested medium-chain fatty acids are directly utilized for the acyl modification of ghrelin. Endocrinology (2005) 1.38
Frequent silencing of the candidate tumor suppressor PCDH20 by epigenetic mechanism in non-small-cell lung cancers. Cancer Res (2006) 1.37
Plasma ghrelin and desacyl ghrelin concentrations in renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 1.37
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The Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes (DD2) study: implementation of a nationwide patient enrollment system. Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.32
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Structural divergence of human ghrelin. Identification of multiple ghrelin-derived molecules produced by post-translational processing. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.30
Biological, physiological, and pharmacological aspects of ghrelin. J Pharmacol Sci (2006) 1.30
Cardiovascular disease and insulin-like growth factor I. Circulation (2002) 1.30
Genomic structure and characterization of the 5'-flanking region of the human ghrelin gene. Endocrinology (2004) 1.30
Blockade of pancreatic islet-derived ghrelin enhances insulin secretion to prevent high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance. Diabetes (2006) 1.29
Pharmacokinetics, safety, and endocrine and appetite effects of ghrelin administration in young healthy subjects. Eur J Endocrinol (2004) 1.29
Ghrelin modulates the downstream molecules of insulin signaling in hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem (2001) 1.28
Increased plasma ghrelin level in lung cancer cachexia. Clin Cancer Res (2003) 1.27
Peripheral ghrelin transmits orexigenic signals through the noradrenergic pathway from the hindbrain to the hypothalamus. Cell Metab (2006) 1.26
Mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms in severe sepsis: relationship to levels, incidence, and outcome. Shock (2006) 1.26
Frequent silencing of DBC1 is by genetic or epigenetic mechanisms in non-small cell lung cancers. Hum Mol Genet (2005) 1.26
The GPCR modulator protein RAMP2 is essential for angiogenesis and vascular integrity. J Clin Invest (2008) 1.26
Regulator of G-protein signaling subtype 4 mediates antihypertrophic effect of locally secreted natriuretic peptides in the heart. Circulation (2008) 1.23
Fasting, but not exercise, increases adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) protein and reduces G(0)/G(1) switch gene 2 (G0S2) protein and mRNA content in human adipose tissue. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.23
Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction in a rat model of acute myocarditis. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2006) 1.22
Diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma brain natriuretic peptide in non-dialysis-dependent CRF. Am J Kidney Dis (2004) 1.20