Tag: Ghrelin

Ghrelin reduces myocardial injury following global ischemia and reperfusion via suppression of myocardial inflammatory response

Everett W. Austin, Nasser Ghaly Yousif, Lihua Ao, Joseph C. Cleveland, David A. Fullerton, Xianzhong Meng¹* Abstract Ghrelin is a small endogenous peptide principally produced and secreted by the gastric mucosa, with a major role in appetite and metabolism regulation. We hypothesized that anti-inflammatory therapy, as produced by exogenous administration of ghrelin, would decrease the […]