Capromorelin, a member of the growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) class of drugs, is a ghrelin receptor agonist and a novel therapy for stimulation of appetite in dogs with Ki value of 7 nM for hGHS-R1a and EC50 value of 3 nM for rat pituicyte. Capromorelin
PF-04628935 is a potent antagonist inverse agonist of the ghrelin receptor, growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R1a) with an IC50 of 4.6 nM. PF-04628935 is orally bioavailable and brain penetrant.
AZ-GHS-22 is an inverse agonist of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R1a), which is also known as the ghrelin receptor.1It binds to GHS-R1a with an IC50value of 0.77 nM. AZ-GHS-22 decreases food intake in mice by 54% in the first two hours after administration of a 100 mg/kg dose. 1.McCoull, W., Barton, P., Brown, A.J.H., et al.Identification, optimization, and pharmacology of acylurea GHS-R1a inverse agonistsJ. Med. Chem.57(14)6128-6140(2014)
An endogenous ligand for the ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a), produced by alternative splicing of the rat ghrelin gene. Potently induces Ca2+ release in cells expressing ghrelin receptors (EC50 = 2.4 nM) and stimulates GH release in vivo.