Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 65-69.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2019.10.013

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Research Progress on Association of Ghrelin with Appetite,Metabolism Regulation and Health

WANG Hou-Fu1,2,GAI Ye-Ding1,2,YI Guo1,2,WANG Shu-Ling1,2,LI Peng-Fei1,2,YANG Ren-Hui1,2,LENG Jing1,2   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Yunnan Agricultural University,Kunming 650201,China;
    2.Faculty of Animal Science and Technology,Yunnan Agricultural University,Kunming 650201,China
  • Received:2019-07-12 Online:2019-10-30 Published:2019-12-17

Abstract: As a multifunctional peptide hormone, Ghrelin plays a crucial role in regulating appetite and energy metabolism, participates in other metabolic regulation pathways, and is also closely related to the health of the body. Appetite of ingestion and health is the basis for good growth and development of animals. The investigations on association of Ghrelin with appetite and metabolism regulation as well as health are of great significance for animal production and breeding. In this paper, the factors affecting the synthesis and secretion of Ghrelin, the mechanism underlining the Ghrelin′s regulative role in appetite and metabolism, and the association of Ghrelin with body health are reviewed, in hoping to provide references for the studies on the regulative effect of Ghrelin on ingestion appetite and health.

Key words: Ghrelin, appetite regulation, metabolism, health

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