Title : Ghrelin stimulation by hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation depends on increasing cortisol levels.

Pub. Date : 2017 Nov

PMID : 29038331






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1 We show that increased cortisol serum levels secondary to ACTH stimulation or hydrocortisone administration are positively associated with plasma ghrelin levels, whereas central stimulation of the HPA axis by blocking cortisol synthesis with metyrapone is associated with decreased plasma ghrelin levels. Ghrelin proopiomelanocortin Homo sapiens