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.
SM-130,686 is a potent, orally-active agonist of the ghrelin growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) and growth hormone secretagogue. It has around half the potency of the endogenous agonist ghrelin as a stimulator of growth hormone release.
BMS-317180 is a potent, novel, orally effective growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) that shows an excellent safety profile in preclinical studies. The compound was advanced into clinical development.
Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor that stimulates food intake and transduces signals to hypothalamic regulatory nuclei that control energy homeostasis. JMV3002 is a potent ghrelin receptor antagonist with an IC50 value of 1.1 nM in vitro. At 80 μg kg, JMV3002 inhibits hexarelin-stimulated food intake by as much as 98% in rats. JMV3002 alone does not elicit growth hormone release nor does it inhibit hexarelin-stimulated growth hormone secretion when tested in infant rats at a dose of 160 μg kg.
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)