Concomitant Release of Ventral Tegmental Acetylcholine and Accumbal Dopamine by Ghrelin in Rats

Apo-Ghrelin Receptor Forms Heteromers with DRD2 in Hypothalamic Neurons and Is Essential for Anorexigenic Effects of DRD2 Agonism

(2012) Andras Kern et al.   NEURON

Ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1A) antagonism suppresses both operant alcohol self-administration and high alcohol consumption in rats

(2011) Sara Landgren et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Ghrelin system in alcohol-dependent subjects: role of plasma ghrelin levels in alcohol drinking and craving

(2011) Lorenzo Leggio et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Expression of the gene encoding the ghrelin receptor in rats selected for differential alcohol preference

(2011) Sara Landgren et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Ghrelin receptor antagonism attenuates nicotine-induced locomotor stimulation, accumbal dopamine release and conditioned place preference in mice

(2011) Elisabet Jerlhag et al.   DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

The role of the central ghrelin system in reward from food and chemical drugs

(2011) Suzanne L. Dickson et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ghrelin directly targets the ventral tegmental area to increase food motivation

(2011) K.P. Skibicka et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

The Ghrelin Signalling System Is Involved in the Consumption of Sweets

(2011) Sara Landgren et al.   PLoS One

The association of the appetitive peptide acetylated ghrelin with alcohol craving in early abstinent alcohol dependent individuals

(2011) Anne Koopmann et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Pharmacologic antagonism of ghrelin receptors attenuates development of nicotine induced locomotor sensitization in rats

(2011) Paul J. Wellman et al.   REGULATORY PEPTIDES

Ghrelin increases intake of rewarding food in rodents

(2010) Emil Egecioglu et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Glutamatergic regulation of ghrelin-induced activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system

(2010) Elisabet Jerlhag et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Ghrelin Receptor Antagonism Decreases Alcohol Consumption and Activation of Perioculomotor Urocortin-Containing Neurons

(2010) Simranjit Kaur et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Blockade of central nicotine acetylcholine receptor signaling attenuate ghrelin-induced food intake in rodents

(2010) S.L. Dickson et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Peripheral ghrelin enhances sweet taste food consumption and preference, regardless of its caloric content

(2010) Emmanuel Disse et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Ghrelin receptor antagonism attenuates cocaine- and amphetamine-induced locomotor stimulation, accumbal dopamine release, and conditioned place preference

(2010) Elisabet Jerlhag et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Ghrelin Increases the Rewarding Value of High-Fat Diet in an Orexin-Dependent Manner

(2009) Mario Perello et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Requirement of central ghrelin signaling for alcohol reward

(2009) E. Jerlhag et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systemic administration of ghrelin induces conditioned place preference and stimulates accumbal dopamine

(2008) Elisabet Jerlhag   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Alcohol dependence is associated with reduced plasma and fundic ghrelin levels

(2008) A. Badaoui et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Alpha-conotoxin MII-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are involved in mediating the ghrelin-induced locomotor stimulation and dopamine overflow in nucleus accumbens

(2008) Elisabet Jerlhag et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Systemic administration of ghrelin increases extracellular dopamine in the shell but not the core subdivision of the nucleus accumbens

(2008) Davide Quarta et al.   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL