| Ghrelin TD Müller, R Nogueiras, ML Andermann, ZB Andrews, SD Anker, ... Molecular metabolism 4 (6), 437-460, 2015 | 1099 | 2015 |
| Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone release and appetite is mediated through the growth hormone secretagogue receptor Y Sun, P Wang, H Zheng, RG Smith Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (13), 4679-4684, 2004 | 900 | 2004 |
| Deletion of ghrelin impairs neither growth nor appetite Y Sun, S Ahmed, RG Smith Molecular and cellular biology 23 (22), 7973-7981, 2003 | 781 | 2003 |
| Des-acyl ghrelin induces food intake by a mechanism independent of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor K Toshinai, H Yamaguchi, Y Sun, RG Smith, A Yamanaka, T Sakurai, ... Endocrinology 147 (5), 2306-2314, 2006 | 468 | 2006 |
| Ablation of ghrelin improves the diabetic but not obese phenotype of ob/ob mice Y Sun, M Asnicar, PK Saha, L Chan, RG Smith Cell metabolism 3 (5), 379-386, 2006 | 440 | 2006 |
| Ghrelin: much more than a hunger hormone G Pradhan, SL Samson, Y Sun Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care 16 (6), 619-624, 2013 | 419 | 2013 |
| Characterization of adult ghrelin and ghrelin receptor knockout mice under positive and negative energy balance Y Sun, NF Butte, JM Garcia, RG Smith Endocrinology 149 (2), 843-850, 2008 | 305 | 2008 |
| Estrogen improves insulin sensitivity and suppresses gluconeogenesis via the transcription factor Foxo1 H Yan, W Yang, F Zhou, X Li, Q Pan, Z Shen, G Han, A Newell-Fugate, ... Diabetes 68 (2), 291-304, 2019 | 285 | 2019 |
| Ghrelin promotes thymopoiesis during aging VD Dixit, H Yang, Y Sun, AT Weeraratna, YH Youm, RG Smith, DD Taub The Journal of clinical investigation 117 (10), 2778-2790, 2007 | 263 | 2007 |
| Acylated and unacylated ghrelin impair skeletal muscle atrophy in mice PE Porporato, N Filigheddu, S Reano, M Ferrara, E Angelino, VF Gnocchi, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 123 (2), 2013 | 214 | 2013 |
| Ablation of ghrelin receptor reduces adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity during aging by regulating fat metabolism in white and brown adipose tissues L Lin, PK Saha, X Ma, IO Henshaw, L Shao, BHJ Chang, ED Buras, ... Aging cell 10 (6), 996-1010, 2011 | 211 | 2011 |
| Molecular endocrinology and physiology of the aging central nervous system RG Smith, L Betancourt, Y Sun Endocrine reviews 26 (2), 203-250, 2005 | 176 | 2005 |
| Nobiletin fortifies mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle to promote healthy aging against metabolic challenge K Nohara, V Mallampalli, T Nemkov, M Wirianto, J Yang, Y Ye, Y Sun, ... Nature communications 10 (1), 3923, 2019 | 166 | 2019 |
| Unacylated ghrelin rapidly modulates lipogenic and insulin signaling pathway gene expression in metabolically active tissues of GHSR deleted mice PJD Delhanty, Y Sun, JA Visser, A Van Kerkwijk, M Huisman, ... PloS one 5 (7), e11749, 2010 | 142 | 2010 |
| Developments in ghrelin biology and potential clinical relevance RG Smith, H Jiang, Y Sun Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism 16 (9), 436-442, 2005 | 142 | 2005 |
| Ghrelin and growth hormone secretagogue receptor expression in mice during aging Y Sun, JM Garcia, RG Smith Endocrinology 148 (3), 1323-1329, 2007 | 136 | 2007 |
| Central and peripheral roles of ghrelin on glucose homeostasis Y Sun, M Asnicar, RG Smith Neuroendocrinology 86 (3), 215-228, 2007 | 135 | 2007 |
| Ghrelin is produced in taste cells and ghrelin receptor null mice show reduced taste responsivity to salty (NaCl) and sour (citric acid) tastants YK Shin, B Martin, W Kim, CM White, S Ji, Y Sun, RG Smith, J Sévigny, ... PloS one 5 (9), e12729, 2010 | 132 | 2010 |
| Increased food intake leads to obesity and insulin resistance in the tg2576 Alzheimer’s disease mouse model M Kohjima, Y Sun, L Chan Endocrinology 151 (4), 1532-1540, 2010 | 126 | 2010 |
| Deficient ghrelin receptor-mediated signaling compromises thymic stromal cell microenvironment by accelerating thymic adiposity YH Youm, H Yang, Y Sun, RG Smith, NR Manley, B Vandanmagsar, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (11), 7068-7077, 2009 | 115 | 2009 |