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¹Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3183, Australia. zane.andrews@monash.edu

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Ghrelin, a stomach hormone, regulates metabolism and body weight. Emerging research reveals its crucial roles in brain functions like memory, mood, and neuroprotection beyond metabolic control.

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Area of Science:

Neuroendocrinology
Metabolic Regulation
Neuroscience

Background:

Ghrelin is a peptide hormone primarily produced in the stomach.
It plays a key role in regulating food intake, body weight, and glucose homeostasis.
Ghrelin's effects are mediated by its receptor, GHSR1a, which is highly expressed in the hypothalamus.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the growing evidence for ghrelin's extra-hypothalamic functions.
To explore ghrelin's roles in learning, memory, reward, motivation, anxiety, depression, and neuroprotection.
To discuss ghrelin's potential neuroprotective and neuromodulatory properties, especially during caloric restriction.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on ghrelin and its receptor (GHSR1a).
Analysis of research investigating ghrelin's effects in extra-hypothalamic brain regions.
Examination of studies linking ghrelin to survival during caloric restriction and its neurobiological implications.

Main Results:

GHSR1a is expressed in numerous extra-hypothalamic neuronal populations.
Ghrelin influences learning and memory, reward pathways, motivation, anxiety, and depression.
Ghrelin promotes survival during caloric restriction, suggesting inherent neuroprotective properties.

Conclusions:

Ghrelin possesses significant physiological functions beyond metabolic regulation.
Extra-hypothalamic actions of ghrelin impact cognitive and emotional processes.
Ghrelin's role in survival during nutritional stress highlights its neuroprotective potential.