Chronic central infusion of ghrelin increases hypothalamic neuropeptide Y and Agouti-related protein mRNA levels and body weight in rats

J Kamegai, H Tamura, T Shimizu, S Ishii, H Sugihara… - Diabetes, 2001 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), was
originally purified from the rat stomach. Like the synthetic growth hormone secretagogues (…

Ghrelin stimulates GH but not food intake in arcuate nucleus ablated rats

…, J Kamegai, T Shimizu, S Ishii, H Sugihara… - …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R 1a ), was
originally purified from the rat stomach. Ghrelin mRNA and peptide have also been detected in …

Central effect of ghrelin, an endogenous growth hormone secretagogue, on hypothalamic peptide gene expression

…, H Tamura, T Shimizu, S Ishii, H Sugihara… - …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R),
was originally purified from the rat stomach. Like the synthetic GHSs, ghrelin specifically …

[HTML][HTML] Hypothalamic growth hormone secretagogue receptor regulates growth hormone secretion, feeding, and adiposity

…, H Tamura, J Kamegai, H Sugihara… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) stimulate GH secretion and food intake. GHS receptor
(GHS-R) mRNA has been identified mainly in the arcuate nucleus (Arc) and ventromedial …

Effects of insulin, leptin, and glucagon on ghrelin secretion from isolated perfused rat stomach

J Kamegai, H Tamura, T Shimizu, S Ishii, H Sugihara… - Regulatory peptides, 2004 - Elsevier
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, was originally
purified from the rat stomach. Although ghrelin has been recognized as an important …

Role of ghrelin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic hyperphagia

…, J Kamegai, H Tamura, T Shimizu, H Sugihara… - …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor, was
originally purified from the rat stomach. We have previously reported that central administration …

Comparison of three α‐glucosidase inhibitors for glycemic control and bodyweight reduction in J apanese patients with obese type 2 diabetes

H Sugihara, M Nagao, T Harada… - Journal of diabetes …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims/Introduction α‐Glucosidase inhibitors (α GI s) are widely used for the primary treatment
of type 2 diabetes. We compared the clinical effects of three α GI s (miglitol, acarbose and …

Generation of polyclonal antiserum against the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R): evidence that the GHS-R exists in the hypothalamus, pituitary and …

…, T Shibasaki, K Wada, I Parhar, J Kamegai, H Sugihara… - Life sciences, 2001 - Elsevier
Growth hormone (GH) secretagogues (GHSs), which stimulate GH secretion, are synthetic
compounds that act through the GHS receptor (GHS-R) which has been recently cloned. We …

[HTML][HTML] Liver fibrosis is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with liver biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

…, M Nagao, K Inagaki, I Fukuda, H Sugihara… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is related to subclinical atherosclerosis. However,
whether the severity of the disease (or which histopathological component) is associated …

Growth hormone receptor gene is expressed in neuropeptide Y neurons in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of rats

J Kamegai, S Minami, H Sugihara, O Hasegawa… - …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
GH feeds back on the hypothalamus and regulates its own secretion. We have previously
shown that systemic administration of GH induces expression of the c-fos gene, a marker of …