Ghrelin as a treatment for cardiovascular diseases

Hypertension. 2014 Sep;64(3):450-4. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03726. Epub 2014 Jun 23.

Authors

Yuanjie Mao¹, Takeshi Tokudome¹, Ichiro Kishimoto²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Biochemistry (Y.M., T.T.) and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (I.K.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
² From the Department of Biochemistry (Y.M., T.T.) and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (I.K.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. kishimot@hsp.ncvc.go.jp.

PMID: 24958496
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03726

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Autonomic Nervous System / metabolism
Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy*
Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
Cardiovascular System / metabolism
Disease Models, Animal
Ghrelin / metabolism
Ghrelin / therapeutic use*
Humans
Receptors, Ghrelin / metabolism

Substances

Ghrelin
Receptors, Ghrelin