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Ghrelin differentially affects hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in mice.

Heijboer AC, van den Hoek AM, Parlevliet ET, Havekes LM, Romijn JA, Pijl H, Corssmit EP

Diabetologia17 Feb 2006Cited by 55 (Europe PMC)

PMID16485139 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1007/s00125-006-0138-2 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-16485139
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Results from this study1

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  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In mice, GHRP‑6 did not affect insulin action.

    In plain wordsIn mice, GHRP‑6 did not change insulin action compared with vehicle.

    Peptide
    GHRP-6
    Outcome
    Direction not reportedInsulin action
    Study

    micen: not reported in source

    Hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp
    Comparator
    Vehicle
    Outcome group
    Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated · intravenous · 3 hAs given in this study (mice).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    GHRP-6 did not affect insulin action.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Vehicle (n=8), ghrelin (n=9), GHRP-6 (n=9), des-ghrelin (n=8) or a combination of des-ghrelin and ghrelin (n=7) were infused i.v. for 3 h.
    Summary · context
    Simultaneously, endogenous glucose production and glucose disposal were measured by (14)C-glucose dilution during a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp.

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  1. Version 2Current

    21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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