Ghrelin reverses ductular reaction and hepatic fibrosis in a rodent model of cholestasis
Abstract The orexigenic peptide ghrelin (Ghr) stimulates hunger signals in the hypothalamus via growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a). Gastric Ghr is synthetized as a preprohormone which is proteolytically cleaved, and acylated by a membrane-bound acyl transferase (MBOAT). Circulating Ghr i...
Main Authors: | Anca D. Petrescu, Stephanie Grant, Elaina Williams, Gabriel Frampton, Evan H. Reinhart, Amy Nguyen, Suyeon An, Matthew McMillin, Sharon DeMorrow |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72681-5 |
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