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World J Diabetes. Jun 15, 2014; 5(3): 328-341
Published online Jun 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i3.328
Published online Jun 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i3.328
Interrelationships between ghrelin, insulin and glucose homeostasis: Physiological relevance
François Chabot, David H St-Pierre, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada
Alexandre Caron, Mathieu Laplante, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec (Québec), G1V 4G5, Canada
Author contributions: Chabot F and Caron A have both equally contributed to the design and the redaction of the manuscript; Laplante M has participated to the redaction and the review of the manuscript; and St-Pierre DH has supervised the paper, participated in the redaction and the review of the paper.
Supported by Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Santé (to Laplante M and St-Pierre DH); Operating grants from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Diabète Québec; Laplante M also holds operating grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Liver Foundation and the Fondation de l’Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
Correspondence to: David H St-Pierre, PhD, Professor, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Ave Président-Kennedy, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada. st-pierre.david_h@uqam.ca
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Received: December 9, 2013
Revised: February 8, 2014
Accepted: May 8, 2014
Published online: June 15, 2014
Revised: February 8, 2014
Accepted: May 8, 2014
Published online: June 15, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The present invited review intends to summarize the current knowledge on the relationships between ghrelin, insulin and glucose homeostasis in cellular, animal and human models.