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Study · Animal study (in vivo) · mouse · 2024

2 results

Calorie restriction activates a gastric Notch-FOXO1 pathway to expand ghrelin cells.

McKimpson WM, Spiegel S, Mukhanova M, Kraakman M, Du W, Kitamoto T, Yu J, Deng Z, Pajvani U, Accili D

The Journal of cell biology3 Jul 2024Cited by 1 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study2

2 results from studies that gave the peptide. No result from this study comes from people.

  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In calorie-restricted mice, GHRP‑6 reversed the phenotypic effects of calorie restriction.

    In plain wordsIn mice, GHRP‑6 reversed the reported effects of calorie restriction.

    Peptide
    GHRP-6
    Outcome
    Direction not reportedCalorie restriction phenotype
    Study

    mousen: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The Notch inhibitor PF-03084014 or ghrelin receptor antagonist GHRP-6 reversed the phenotypic effects of calorie restriction in mice.
  2. 02AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In mice, tirzepatide expanded ghrelin-positive cells.

    In plain wordsIn mice, tirzepatide increased the number of ghrelin-positive cells.

    Outcome
    IncreaseGhrelin-positive cell abundance
    Study

    mousen: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Tirzepatide additionally expanded ghrelin+ cells in mice.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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