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ReviewDepression and anxiety2024

The Pathologic Roles and Therapeutic Implications of Ghrelin/GHSR System in Mental Disorders.

Qianshuo Mao, Jinjia Wang, Zihan Yang, Ruidong Ding, Shuangyu Lv, Xinying Ji

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Review in Depression and anxiety, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Beyond Hunger: The Structure, Signaling, and Systemic Roles of Ghrelin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Qianshuo MaoHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China.ORCID 0009-0009-2276-9922
Jinjia WangHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China.ORCID 0009-0005-2973-6358
Zihan YangHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6669-9862
Ruidong DingHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7583-9224
Shuangyu LvHenan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7289-3405
Xinying JiFaculty of Basic Medical Subjects, Shu-Qing Medical College of Zhengzhou, 6 Gong-Ming Road, Mazhai Town, Erqi District, Zhengzhou 450064, Henan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0690-4206

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ghrelin is a hormone consisting of 28 amino acids. Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) is a receptor for ghrelin, which is expressed in the brain, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands, especially in the hypothalamus. The binding of ghrelin to the receptor 1a subtype mediates most of the biological effects of ghrelin. Ghrelin has a close relationship with the onset of psychosis. Ghrelin can affect the onset of psychosis by regulating neurotransmitters such as dopamine, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) through the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, brain-gut axis, the mesolimbic dopamine system, and other ways. Ghrelin activates neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) through the GHSR. Ghrelin binds to neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), where it promotes the activity of dopamine neurons in the nucleus accumbens (NAcs) in a GHSR-dependent way, increasing dopamine levels and the reward system. This article summarized the recent research progress of ghrelin in depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa (AN), and bulimia nervosa (BN), and emphasized its potential application for psychiatric disorders treatment.

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GhrelinMental DisordersReceptors, GhrelinAnimalsHumansSchizophreniaGhrelinReceptors, Ghrelinanorexia nervosaanxietybulimia nervosadepressionghrelin

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PMID40226675
PMCPMC11919235

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