rethinkPeptides Search
Menu
Study breakdown

Ghrelin Family Peptides in Appetite AND Gut Motility: The Dual Role Reviewed

evidence
The takeaway

Ghrelin-family peptides (ghrelin, obestatin, motilin-related) regulate both appetite and GI motility through related receptor systems, with dual-function therapeutic implications for gastroparesis and appetite disorders.

Key finding

Ghrelin-family peptides (ghrelin, obestatin, motilin-related) regulate both appetite and GI motility through related receptor systems, with dual-funct

What the researchers found

Ghrelin-family peptides (ghrelin, obestatin, motilin-related) regulate both appetite and GI motility through related receptor systems, with dual-function therapeutic implications for gastroparesis and appetite disorders.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Ghrelin Family Peptides in Appetite AND Gut Motility: The Dual Role Reviewed
What was found?
Ghrelin-family peptides (ghrelin, obestatin, motilin-related) regulate both appetite and GI motility through related receptor systems, with dual-function therapeutic implications for gastroparesis and appetite disorders.

Read the original research

Appetite and gastrointestinal motility: role of ghrelin-family peptides.

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 29(2), 227-34

Citation

Perboni, Simona; Inui, Akio. (2010). Appetite and gastrointestinal motility: role of ghrelin-family peptides.. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 29(2), 227-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2008.10.016