Cardioprotective effects of ghrelin and des-octanoyl ghrelin on myocardial injury induced by isoproterenol in rats

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[1] Kojima M(1999)Ghrelin is a growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach. Nature 402 656-60

[2] Hosoda H(2003)Ghrelin: a novel player in the gut-brain regulation of growth hormone and energy balance. News Physiol Sci 18 242-6

[3] Date Y(2002)Plasma ghrelin levels in lean and obese humans and the effect of glucose on ghrelin secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87 240-4

[4] Nakazato M(2002)The tissue distribution of the mRNA of ghrelin and subtypes of its receptor, GHS-R, in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87 2988-91

[5] Matsuo H(2000)Growth hormone secretagogue binding sites in peripheral human tissues. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85 3803-7

[6] Kangawa K(2003)The potential autocrine/paracrine roles of ghrelin and its receptor in hormone-dependent cancer. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 14 113-22

[7] St-Pierre DH(2004)Protective effects of ghrelin on ischemia/reperfusion injury in the isolated rat heart. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 43 165-70

[8] Wang L(2003)Effect of ghrelin on septic shock in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 24 45-9

[9] Tache Y(2004)Ghrelin protects myocardium from isoproterenol-induced injury in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 25 113-7

[10] Shiiya T(2000)Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents. Nature 407 908-13