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Ghrelin-mediated Sympathoinhibition and Suppression of Inflammation in Sepsis.
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PMID:  22068604     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, continues to carry a high mortality despite advances in critical care medicine. Elevated sympathetic nerve activity in sepsis has been shown to contribute to early hepatocellular dysfunction and subsequently multiple organ failure, resulting in a poor prognosis, especially in the elderly. Thus, suppression of sympathetic nerve activity represents a novel therapeutic option for sepsis. Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide shown to inhibit sympathetic nerve activity and inflammation in animal models of tissue injury. Age-related ghrelin hyporesponsiveness has also been shown to exacerbate sepsis. However, the mechanistic relationship between ghrelin-mediated sympathoinhibition and suppression of inflammation remain poorly understood. This review assesses the therapeutic potential of ghrelin in sepsis in the context of the neuroanatomical and molecular basis of ghrelin-mediated suppression of inflammation through inhibition of central sympathetic outflow.
Authors:
Cletus Cheyuo; Asha Jacob; Ping Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-8
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1522-1555     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-9     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901226     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
1North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.
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