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Chiharu Sadakane1, Shuichi Muto, Koji Nakagawa, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Yayoi Saegusa, Miwa Nahata, Tomohisa Hattori, Masahiro Asaka, Hiroshi Takeda.
Abstract
Rikkunshito (RKT), a Japanese traditional medicine, has been shown to stimulate food intake in rats with cisplatin-induced anorexia; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we investigated whether RKT is involved in the degradation of peripheral ghrelin. RKT inhibited decreases in plasma ghrelin level and enhanced acyl- to desacyl-ghrelin (A/D) ratio in cisplatin-treated rats. Several components of RKT demonstrated inhibitory activity against ghrelin deacylating enzymes. In addition, 10-gingerol, a component of RKT, inhibited exogenous ghrelin deacylation. Therefore, RKT may enhance plasma acyl-ghrelin level, at least in part, by inhibiting the circulating ghrelin degrading enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21846463 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.08.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575