Review Article
Effect of Ghrelin on Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis: Therapeutic Implications
Table 2
Chronic effects of ghrelin administration on glucose-insulin homeostasis in different species.
| Species | Treatment administration | Dose | Food during experiment | Duration treatment | Plasma glucose levels | Plasma insulin levels | Reference |
| Mice ddy | 1 IP AG injection/12-h | 3โnmoles AG/mouse/injection | Ad libitum HFD | 5-day | Not change | Enhanced | [75] | Tundra vole | 1 IP AG injection/day | 10โg AG/kg/day | Ad libitum SCD | 4-day | Enhanced | | [69] | Sprague-Dawley rats | 1 ICV AG injection/12-h | 1โg AG/rat/injection | Ad libitum SCD | 3-day | Not change | Not change | [88] | Wistar rats | 1 ICV ghrelin injection/day | 1โg AG/rat/day | Ad libitum SCD | 5-day | Not change | Enhanced | [89] | ICV ghrelin infusion | 2.5โnmol AG/rat/day | Ad libitum SCD | 6-day | Not change | Not change | [87] | 1 SC AG injection/12-h | 0.2 ug AG/injection | Ad libitum SCD | 4-day | Enhanced | Not change | [85] |
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