effects of ghrelin hormone
According to the BBC, the researchers said there have been suggestions that blocking the bodyâs response to the hormone could be a possible weight-loss treatment. This new study however, found that it may also produce âunintended effects on moodâ. The researchers are quoted in the article as saying that although signs of depression and anxiety decrease as ghrelin levels increase, âan unfortunate side effectâ¦is increased food intake and body weightâ. The researchers now want to look at the antidepressant effect of ghrelin in conditions such as anorexia.
Ghrelin (pronounced /ËÉ¡rÉlÉªn/), the hunger hormone, also known as lenomorelin (INN), is a peptide hormone produced by ghrelinergic cells in the gastrointestinal tract which functions as a neuropeptide in the central nervous system.