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A Ghrelin Analog Partially Reverses Steroid-Induced Growth Suppression in Rats

Animal StudyPreliminary evidence
The takeaway

The full-length ghrelin analog BIM-28125 partially reversed glucocorticoid-induced growth suppression in rats, increasing body weight and longitudinal growth despite ongoing steroid treatment.

Key finding

Ghrelin analog BIM-28125 partially reversed methylprednisolone-induced growth suppression in rats, increasing body weight gain and longitudinal bone g

What the researchers found

Ghrelin analog BIM-28125 partially reversed methylprednisolone-induced growth suppression in rats, increasing body weight gain and longitudinal bone growth during concurrent steroid treatment — supporting ghrelin-based therapy for steroid-treated children's growth.

Why it matters

Relevant for ghrp, hormone-optimization.

How the study worked

animal-study study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

preliminary evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2007.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.
  • Clinical translation to evaluate.

Common questions

What was studied?
A Ghrelin Analog Partially Reverses Steroid-Induced Growth Suppression in Rats
What was found?
The full-length ghrelin analog BIM-28125 partially reversed glucocorticoid-induced growth suppression in rats, increasing body weight and longitudinal growth despite ongoing steroid treatment.

Read the original research

Glucocorticoid inhibition of growth in rats: partial reversal with the full-length ghrelin analog BIM-28125.

Pituitary, 10(3), 267-74

Citation

Tulipano, Giovanni; Taylor, John E; Halem, Heather A; Datta, Rakesh; Dong, Jesse Z; Culler, Michael D; Bianchi, Irene; Cocchi, Daniela; Giustina, Andrea. (2007). Glucocorticoid inhibition of growth in rats: partial reversal with the full-length ghrelin analog BIM-28125.. Pituitary, 10(3), 267-74.