But new results from rodent studies suggest that ghrelin, a naturally occurring gut hormone, has antifibrotic effects in the liver and may be a useful treatment for fibrosis in humans. Taken ...

Objective: Ghrelin is a gut-derived peptide and an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor. Exogenous ghrelin stimulates the release of GH (potently) and ...