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Elevated Circulating Level of Ghrelin in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Heart Failure

Author(s) -

Noritoshi Nagaya,

Masaaki Uematsu,

Masayasu Kojima,

Yukari Date,

Masamitsu Nakazato,

Hiroyuki Okumura,

Hiroshi Hosoda,

Wataru Shimizu,

Masakazu Yamagishi,

Hideo Oya,

Hideki KOH,

Chikao Yutani,

Kenji Kangawa

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/hc4201.097836

Subject(s) - ghrelin , cachexia , medicine , endocrinology , anabolism , heart failure , pathophysiology , catabolism , hormone , metabolism , cancer

Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptide, isolated from the stomach, that may also cause a positive energy balance by stimulating food intake and inducing adiposity. We sought to investigate the pathophysiology of ghrelin in the cachexia associated with chronic heart failure (CHF).

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