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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 340, Issue 1, Pages 59-64Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.03.006
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Ghrelin; Cardiovascular; Heart failure
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Although initially associated with regulation of appetite, the cardiovascular system has also been recognized as a potentially important target for ghrelin. Moreover, a limited number of clinical studies suggest a role for ghrelin in the treatment of congestive heart failure. So far reported cardiovascular effects of growth hormone secretagogues and/or ghrelin include lowering of peripheral resistance, either direct at the vascular level and/or by modulating sympathetic nervous activity. Other observed effects indicate possible improvement of contractility and cardioprotective effects both in vivo and in vitro. Taken together, these results offer an interesting perspective on the future where further studies aiming at evaluating a role of GHS and ghrelin in the treatment of cardiovascular disease are warranted. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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