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Ghrelin receptor regulates adipose tissue inflammation in aging.
Aging - 1 Jan 2016
Lin Ligen, Lee Jong Han, Buras Eric D, Yu Kaijiang, Wang Ruitao, Smith C Wayne, Wu Huaizhu, Sheikh-Hamad David, Sun Yuxiang
Abstract excerpt
Aging is commonly associated with low-grade adipose inflammation, which is closely linked to insulin resistance. Ghrelin is the only circulating orexigenic hormone which is known to increase obesity and insulin resistance. We previously reported that the expression of the ghrelin receptor, growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), increases in adipose tissues during aging, and old Ghsr(-/-) mice exhibit a...
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