Preface
Roy G. Smith
Chapter 1. Ghrelin: A History of Its Discovery
Cyril Y. Bowers
G.A. Reynolds
Johannes D. Veldhuis
Chapter 2. Enzymatic Processing of Ghrelin Precursor
Masayasu Kojima
Kenji Kangawa
Chapter 3. Ghrelin's Novel Signaling in Islet b-Cells to Inhibit Insulin Secretion and Its Blockade As a Promising Strategy to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Katsuya Dezaki
Damdindorj Boldbaatar
Tomoyuki Kurashina
Toshihiko Yada
Chapter 4. Gastric Ghrelin in the Regulation of Appetite and Metabolism
Luisa María Seoane
Ana Belen Crujeiras
Omar Al-Massadi
Felipe F. Casanueva
Chapter 5. Ghrelin Regulation of AMPK in the Hypothalamus and Peripheral Tissues
Miski Scerif
Blerina Kola
Márta Korbonits
Chapter 6. Ghrelin: Neuropeptide Regulator of Metabolism
Pablo J. Enriori
Zane Andrews
Michael Alexander Cowley
Chapter 7. GOAT and the Regulation of Energy and Glucose Homeostasis
Henriette Kirchner
Matthias Tschöp
Jenny Tong
Chapter 8. Ghrelin Regulation of Sleep, Circadian Clock and Body Temperature
Éva Szentirmai
Levente Kapás
Chapter 9. Ghrelin Regulation of Learning, Memory and Neurodegeneration
Tamas L. Horvath
Chapter 10. Ghrelin Antagonism: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Addictive Behavior Disorders
Elisabet Jerlhag
Emil Egecioglu
Jörgen Engel
Suzanne L. Dickson
Chapter 11. Ghrelin Receptor Agonists in Cachexia of Human Aging
Ralf Nass
Michael O. Thorner
Chapter 12. Use of Ghrelin and Ghrelin Receptor Agonists in Cancer- and Chemotherapy-Induced Cachexia
Basil Burney
Jose M. Garcia
Chapter 13. Ghrelin in Cachexia Associated with End-Stage Renal Disease
Damien Ashby
Peter Choi
Stephen Bloom
Chapter 14. Ghrelin Suppression of Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Sachiko Miyake
Takashi Yamamura
Chapter 15. Physiological Roles of Des-Acyl Ghrelin
S.J.C.M.M. Neggers
Riccarda Granata
Ezio Ghigo
Aart J. van der Lely