Novel evidence of ghrelin and growth hormone segretagogue receptor expression by human ocular tissues.
Alessia Di FonsoBarbara GhinassiPascal IzzicupoRoberta ZappacostaMarcella LiberatoreCarla Enrica GallengaMaria Angela D'AmicoPier Enrico GallengaAngela Di BaldassarrePublished in: Regulatory peptides (2014)
This study provides the first evidence that Ghr and GHSR-1a are expressed in the human eye by specific cells. The understanding of the functional role of Ghr at the human eye level needs more efforts and investigation, but a hypothetical action on the GH retinal synthesis and/or on the circadian clock system could be suggested.