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Study · Non-randomized trial · n = 10 · 2002

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Ghrelin drives GH secretion during fasting in man.

Muller AF, Lamberts SW, Janssen JA, Hofland LJ, Koetsveld PV, Bidlingmaier M, Strasburger CJ, Ghigo E, Van der Lely AJ

European journal of endocrinology1 Feb 2002Cited by 99 (Europe PMC)

PMID11834429 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1530/eje.0.1460203 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-11834429
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Results from this study1

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  1. 01HumanNon-randomized trialMechanism

    In healthy non-obese males, fasting with pegvisomant did not change the ghrelin rhythm compared with fasting without pegvisomant.

    In plain wordsIn healthy males, pegvisomant did not change the fasting ghrelin rhythm compared with fasting without pegvisomant.

    Peptide
    Pegvisomant
    Outcome
    No significant changeFasting ghrelin rhythm
    Study

    n = 10

    Comparator
    Fasting without pegvisomant
    Outcome group
    Growth hormone and IGF-1 · Endocrine and hormones
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Compared with fasting without pegvisomant, fasting with pegvisomant did not change the ghrelin rhythm.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In ten healthy non-obese males we performed a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study comparing fasting with and fasting without GH receptor blockade.

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  1. Version 3Current

    28 Oct 2026, 02:03 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    27 Oct 2026, 16:34 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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