Published in Circ J on November 01, 2003
The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats. Gastroenterology (2002) 3.17
Effectiveness of concomitant enteral nutrition therapy and infliximab for maintenance treatment of Crohn's disease in adults. Dig Dis Sci (2012) 2.77
Regulation of pancreatic beta cell mass by neuronal signals from the liver. Science (2008) 2.74
Plasma ghrelin levels in lean and obese humans and the effect of glucose on ghrelin secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2002) 2.62
Target blood pressure for treatment of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: valsartan in elderly isolated systolic hypertension study. Hypertension (2010) 2.37
Risk factors of the progression of abdominal aortic calcification in patients on chronic haemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.19
Fasting plasma ghrelin levels in subtypes of anorexia nervosa. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2003) 2.10
Neuronal pathway from the liver modulates energy expenditure and systemic insulin sensitivity. Science (2006) 2.02
Ghrelin is present in pancreatic alpha-cells of humans and rats and stimulates insulin secretion. Diabetes (2002) 1.95
Low plasma ghrelin levels in patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Am J Med (2004) 1.91
Pten controls lung morphogenesis, bronchioalveolar stem cells, and onset of lung adenocarcinomas in mice. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.86
Brain natriuretic peptide enhances renal actions of furosemide and suppresses furosemide-induced aldosterone activation in experimental heart failure. Circulation (2004) 1.82
Prevention of cardiovascular events with calcium channel blocker-based combination therapies in patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial. J Hypertens (2011) 1.75
Des-acyl ghrelin induces food intake by a mechanism independent of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Endocrinology (2006) 1.67
Relationship between serum IgA/C3 ratio and progression of IgA nephropathy. Intern Med (2004) 1.61
The role of the vagal nerve in peripheral PYY3-36-induced feeding reduction in rats. Endocrinology (2005) 1.58
Isolation and identification of proangiotensin-12, a possible component of the renin-angiotensin system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 1.58
Neuropeptide W: an anorectic peptide regulated by leptin and metabolic state. Endocrinology (2010) 1.50
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation on cardiovascular remodeling in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension (2006) 1.50
Beneficial effects of adrenomedullin on left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats. Cardiovasc Res (2002) 1.47
Prognostic value of cardiac I-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Nucl Cardiol (2006) 1.46
Role of uroguanylin, a Peptide with natriuretic activity, in rats with experimental nephrotic syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.45
Increased insulin sensitivity despite lipodystrophy in Crebbp heterozygous mice. Nat Genet (2002) 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
Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway. Endocrinology (2003) 1.39
Adrenomedullin: a protective factor for blood vessels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.36
Adventitial mast cells contribute to pathogenesis in the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Circ Res (2008) 1.32
Peripheral ghrelin transmits orexigenic signals through the noradrenergic pathway from the hindbrain to the hypothalamus. Cell Metab (2006) 1.26
Familial transthyretin-type amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: clinical and genetic heterogeneity. Neurology (2002) 1.24
Central administration of ghrelin preferentially enhances fat ingestion. Neurosci Lett (2004) 1.23
Type I (transthyretin Met30) familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: early- vs late-onset form. Arch Neurol (2002) 1.19
Identification of ghrelin and its receptor in neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus. Regul Pept (2005) 1.19
Impaired production of gastric ghrelin in chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 1.18
Radiation and smoking effects on lung cancer incidence among atomic bomb survivors. Radiat Res (2010) 1.17
Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric and plasma ghrelin dynamics in humans. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.14
Peripheral interaction of ghrelin with cholecystokinin on feeding regulation. Endocrinology (2005) 1.12
Peptidomic identification and biological validation of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.12
High-level expression of single-chain Fv-Fc fusion protein in serum and egg white of genetically manipulated chickens by using a retroviral vector. J Virol (2005) 1.08
Epithelial Pten controls acute lung injury and fibrosis by regulating alveolar epithelial cell integrity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.07
Circulating ghrelin levels in patients with various upper gastrointestinal diseases. Dig Dis Sci (2005) 1.07
Differential effects of alpha- and beta-defensin on cytokine production by cultured human bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2004) 1.05
Morphological analysis of ghrelin and its receptor distribution in the rat pancreas. Regul Pept (2005) 1.04
Changes in plasma ghrelin levels, gastric ghrelin production, and body weight after Helicobacter pylori cure. J Gastroenterol (2006) 1.04
Anti-cachectic effect of ghrelin in nude mice bearing human melanoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 1.02
Ghrelin: a gastric peptide that regulates food intake and energy homeostasis. Regul Pept (2005) 1.01
A role for neuropeptide W in the regulation of feeding behavior. Endocrinology (2003) 1.00
Central actions of neuromedin U via corticotropin-releasing hormone. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 1.00
Carbon dioxide insufflation compared with air insufflation in double-balloon enteroscopy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial. Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 1.00
Brachial plexus neurolymphomatosis: a discrepancy between electrophysiological and radiological findings. Intern Med (2007) 0.99
Somatostatin suppresses ghrelin secretion from the rat stomach. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 0.99
Incomplete restoration of the secretion of ghrelin and PYY compared to insulin after food ingestion following weight gain in anorexia nervosa. J Psychiatr Res (2006) 0.98
Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on ghrelin and various neuroendocrine hormones in plasma. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.97
Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One (2012) 0.96
Involvement of C-reactive protein obtained by directional coronary atherectomy in plaque instability and developing restenosis in patients with stable or unstable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.96
High concentrations of alpha-defensins in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Life Sci (2004) 0.96
The role of PYY in feeding regulation. Regul Pept (2007) 0.95
Changes in urinary levels and renal expression of uroguanylin on low or high salt diets in rats. Nephron (2002) 0.95
Elevated levels of alpha-defensins in plasma and BAL fluid of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Chest (2002) 0.95
Neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-2 regulates feeding behavior via the orexin system in the hypothalamus. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2010) 0.95
Identification of the human receptor activity-modifying protein 1 domains responsible for agonist binding specificity. J Biol Chem (2003) 0.94
"Point of no return (PNR)" in progressive IgA nephropathy: significance of blood pressure and proteinuria management up to PNR. J Nephrol (2005) 0.94
Regulation of ghrelin signaling by a leptin-induced gene, negative regulatory element-binding protein, in the hypothalamic neurons. J Biol Chem (2010) 0.94
A novel nonsense mutation in the DMP1 gene in a Japanese family with autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets. J Bone Miner Metab (2010) 0.93
Uroguanylin, an intestinal natriuretic peptide, is delivered to the kidney as an unprocessed propeptide. Endocrinology (2008) 0.93
Adrenomedullin and PAMP: discovery, structures, and cardiovascular functions. Microsc Res Tech (2002) 0.92
Cerebral sinus thrombosis associated with severe active ulcerative colitis. Intern Med (2004) 0.92
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the ascending colon: report of a case. Surg Today (2005) 0.92
Reciprocal contribution of pentraxin 3 and C-reactive protein to obesity and metabolic syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 0.92
Adrenomedullin: a novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma. 1993. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2012) 0.92
Podoplanin expression in advanced atherosclerotic lesions of human aortas. Thromb Res (2012) 0.92
Radiation and smoking effects on lung cancer incidence by histological types among atomic bomb survivors. Radiat Res (2012) 0.91
Incidence of multiple primary cancers in Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors: association with radiation exposure. Cancer Sci (2007) 0.91
Developmental and aging change of orexin-A and -B immunoreactive neurons in the male rat hypothalamus. Neurosci Lett (2009) 0.91
Adrenomedullin receptors: pharmacological features and possible pathophysiological roles. Peptides (2004) 0.91
The Relationship between Plasma and Gastric Ghrelin Levels and Strain Diversity in Helicobacter pylori Virulence. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.91
Two cases of pheochromocytoma associated with tetralogy of Fallot. Hypertens Res (2003) 0.91
Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia nervosa. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2005) 0.90
Plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations in patients with Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.90
Ghrelin treatment suppresses neutrophil-dominant inflammation in airways of patients with chronic respiratory infection. Pulm Pharmacol Ther (2008) 0.90