Ghrelin in Focus: Dissecting Its Critical Roles in Gastrointestinal Pathologies and Therapies
Wei Wu,
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Lei Zhu,
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Zhimin Dou
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
46(1), P. 948 - 964
Published: Jan. 22, 2024
This
review
elucidates
the
critical
role
of
ghrelin,
a
peptide
hormone
mainly
synthesized
in
stomach
various
gastrointestinal
(GI)
diseases.
Ghrelin
participates
diverse
biological
functions
ranging
from
appetite
regulation
to
impacting
autophagy
and
apoptosis.
In
sepsis,
it
reduces
intestinal
barrier
damage
by
inhibiting
inflammatory
responses,
enhancing
GI
blood
flow,
modulating
cellular
processes
like
Notably,
bowel
disease
(IBD),
serum
ghrelin
levels
serve
as
markers
for
distinguishing
between
active
remission
phases,
underscoring
its
potential
IBD
treatment.
gastric
cancer,
acts
an
early
risk
marker,
due
significant
increasing
proliferation
migration
cancer
cells,
ghrelin–GHS-R
axis
is
poised
become
target
The
colorectal
(CRC)
remains
controversial;
however,
analogs
have
demonstrated
substantial
benefits
treating
cachexia
associated
with
CRC,
highlighting
therapeutic
ghrelin.
Nonetheless,
complex
interplay
ghrelin’s
protective
tumorigenic
effects
necessitates
cautious
approach
application.
post-GI
surgery
scenarios,
could
be
instrumental
recovery
reducing
complications.
article
accentuates
multifunctionality,
shedding
light
on
influence
mechanisms,
including
responses
progression,
examines
surgeries
disorders,
advocating
continued
research
this
evolving
field.
Language: Английский
Novel chimeric peptides of endomorphin-2 and the active fragments of ghrelin exhibit blood-brain barrier permeability and central antinociceptive effects with reduced opioid-related side effects
Yongling Liu,
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Biao Xu,
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Songxia Cheng
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Neuropharmacology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 110324 - 110324
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Potential Therapeutic Exploitation of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 120 (GPR120/FFAR4) Signaling in Obesity-Related Metabolic Disorders
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(6), P. 2501 - 2501
Published: March 11, 2025
The
increasing
prevalence
of
overweight
and
obesity
not
only
in
adults
but
also
among
children
adolescents
has
become
one
the
most
alarming
health
problems
worldwide.
Metabolic
disorders
accompanying
fat
accumulation
during
pathological
weight
gain
induce
chronic
low-grade
inflammation,
which,
a
vicious
cycle,
increases
immune
response
through
pro-inflammatory
changes
cytokine
(adipokine)
profile.
Obesity
decreases
life
expectancy,
largely
because
obese
individuals
are
at
an
increased
risk
many
medical
complications,
often
referred
to
as
metabolic
syndrome,
which
refers
co-occurrence
insulin
resistance
(IR),
impaired
glucose
tolerance,
type
2
diabetes
(T2D),
atherogenic
dyslipidemia,
hypertension,
premature
ischemic
heart
disease.
Metabotropic
G
protein-coupled
receptors
(GPCRs)
constitute
numerous
diverse
group
cell
surface
transmembrane
eukaryotes.
Among
GPCRs,
researchers
focusing
on
connection
receptor
120
(GPR120),
known
free
fatty
acid
4
(FFAR4),
with
signaling
pathways
regulating
inflammatory
sensitivity.
This
review
presents
current
state
knowledge
concerning
involvement
GPR120
anti-inflammatory
signaling.
Since
both
inflammation
adipose
tissue
key
obesity,
there
is
rationale
for
development
novel,
GPR120-based
therapies
individuals.
main
associated
introducing
this
treatment
into
clinical
practice
discussed.
Language: Английский
Variants in GHRL, RETN and PLIN1 are associated with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and influence food consumption in adults with obesity
Nutrition Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
134, P. 13 - 23
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
Language: Английский
SNPs-Panel Polymorphism Variations in GHRL and GHSR Genes Are Not Associated with Prostate Cancer
Nesrine Merabet,
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Nicolás Ramoz,
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Amel Boulmaiz
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et al.
Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 3276 - 3276
Published: Dec. 11, 2023
Prostate
cancer
(PCa)
is
a
major
public
health
problem
worldwide.
Recent
studies
have
suggested
that
ghrelin
and
its
receptor
could
be
involved
in
the
susceptibility
to
several
cancers
such
as
PCa,
leading
their
use
an
important
predictive
way
for
clinical
progression
prognosis
of
cancer.
However,
conflicting
results
single
nucleotide
polymorphisms
(SNPs)
with
(GHRL)
(GHSR)
genes
were
demonstrated
different
studies.
Thus,
present
case-control
study
was
undertaken
investigate
association
GHRL
GHSR
sporadic
PCa.
A
cohort
120
PCa
patients
95
healthy
subjects
enrolled
this
study.
Genotyping
six
SNPs
performed:
three
tag
(rs696217,
rs4684677,
rs3491141)
(rs2922126,
rs572169,
rs2948694)
using
TaqMan.
The
allele
genotype
distribution,
well
haplotypes
frequencies
linked
disequilibrium
(LD),
established.
Multifactor
dimensionality
reduction
(MDR)
analysis
used
gene-gene
interactions
between
SNPs.
Our
showed
no
significant
target
(p
>
0.05).
Nevertheless,
are
often
just
markers
help
identify
or
delimit
specific
genomic
regions
may
harbour
functional
variants
rather
than
causing
disease.
Furthermore,
we
found
one
rs2922126,
namely
TT
genotype,
significantly
more
frequent
controls
=
0.040).
These
data
suggest
genotype.
MDR
analyses
revealed
rs2922126
rs572169
combination
best
model,
81.08%
accuracy
0.0001)
predicting
also
precision
98.1%
<
PR-AUC
1.00.
findings
provide
new
insights
into
influence
evidence
susceptibility,
they
guide
decision-making
prevent
overtreatment
enhance
patients'
quality
life.
Language: Английский