The mechanism of enhanced defecation caused by the ghrelin receptor agonist, ulimorelin

Review article: the role of gastrointestinal hormones in the treatment of delayed gastric emptying in critically ill patients

(2013) J. Luttikhold et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Regional- and agonist-dependent facilitation of human neurogastrointestinal functions by motilin receptor agonists

(2012) J Broad et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Identification of neurons that express ghrelin receptors in autonomic pathways originating from the spinal cord

(2012) John B. Furness et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

American Gastroenterological Association Technical Review on Constipation

(2012) Adil E. Bharucha et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Stimulus Bias Provides Evidence for Conformational Constraints in the Structure of a G Protein-coupled Receptor

(2012) Karen J. Gregory et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Des-Acyl Ghrelin Fragments and Analogues Promote Survival of Pancreatic β-Cells and Human Pancreatic Islets and Prevent Diabetes in Streptozotocin-Treated Rats

(2012) Riccarda Granata et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Childhood constipation

(2012) M. K. H. Auth et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Systematic review: the effects of fibre in the management of chronic idiopathic constipation

(2011) N. C. Suares et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Current and future therapies for chronic constipation

(2011) J. Tack   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effect of laxatives and pharmacological therapies in chronic idiopathic constipation: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2011) A. C. Ford et al.   GUT

Ghrelin axis genes, peptides and receptors: Recent findings and future challenges

(2011) Inge Seim et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Stimulation of defecation in spinal cord-injured rats by a centrally acting ghrelin receptor agonist

(2011) D M Ferens et al.   SPINAL CORD

Ghrelin: more than endogenous growth hormone secretagogue

(2010) Masayasu Kojima et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Evidence for functional ghrelin receptors on parasympathetic preganglionic neurons of micturition control pathways in the rat

(2010) Dorota M Ferens et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Sacral nerve stimulation for intractable constipation

(2010) M. A. Kamm et al.   GUT

Safety and efficacy of ghrelin agonist TZP-101 in relieving symptoms in patients with diabetic gastroparesis: a randomized, placebo-controlled study

(2010) N. Ejskjaer et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Contrasting effects of ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin on the lumbo-sacral defecation center and regulation of colorectal motility in rats

(2010) H. Hirayama et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Functional and in situ hybridization evidence that preganglionic sympathetic vasoconstrictor neurons express ghrelin receptors

(2010) D.M. Ferens et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Anorexigenic and electrophysiological actions of novel ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1A) antagonists in rats

(2009) Nicolas Salomé et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Enhanced Gastrointestinal Motility with Orally Active Ghrelin Receptor Agonists

(2009) S. Charoenthongtrakul et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS

Neuroanatomy and physiology of colorectal function and defaecation: from basic science to human clinical studies

(2009) s. j. brookes et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Activation of prostaglandin EP receptors by lubiprostone in rat and human stomach and colon

(2008) A K Bassil et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Development of drugs for gastrointestinal motor disorders: translating science to clinical need

(2008) g. j. sanger et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Oral administration of a centrally acting ghrelin receptor agonist to conscious rats triggers defecation

(2008) a. d. shafton et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

The Prevalence, Severity, and Impact of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction: Results of a US and European Patient Survey (PROBE 1)

(2008) Timothy J. Bell et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Agonist-selective mechanisms of GPCR desensitization

(2007) E Kelly et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY