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GHRP-6 Research & Studies

We track 20 published, PubMed-indexed studies for GHRP-6, spanning 1993 to 2025. The research below includes 3 research articles, 2 reviews, 15 clinical trials.

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Research Articles
2
Reviews
15
Clinical Trials

Growth hormone-releasing peptide 6 (GHRP-6) hydrogel for acute kidney injury therapy via metabolic regulation.

Research Article
Zhao X, Pan K, et al.|J Nanobiotechnology|2025

Growth hormone releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) prevents doxorubicin-induced myocardial and extra-myocardial damages by activating prosurvival mechanisms.

Research Article
Berlanga-Acosta J, Cibrian D, et al.|Front Pharmacol|2024

Ghrelin antagonist D-Lys3-GHRP-6 counteract ghrelin effects in bovine cumulus-oocytes complexes matured in vitro.

Research Article
Carranza-Martín AC, Nikoloff N, et al.|Reprod Domest Anim|2021

The Safety and Efficacy of Growth Hormone Secretagogues.

Review
Sigalos JT, Pastuszak AW|Sex Med Rev|2018

Pharmacokinetic study of Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide 6 (GHRP-6) in nine male healthy volunteers.

Clinical Trial
Cabrales A, Gil J, et al.|Eur J Pharm Sci|2013

Effects of ghrelin, GH-releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) and GHRH on GH, ACTH and cortisol release in hyperthyroidism before and after treatment.

Clinical Trial
Molica P, Nascif SO, et al.|Pituitary|2010

Effects of ghrelin, growth hormone-releasing peptide-6, and growth hormone-releasing hormone on growth hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and cortisol release in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Clinical Trial
de Sá LB, Nascif SO, et al.|Metabolism|2010

Decreased ghrelin-induced GH release in thyrotoxicosis: comparison with GH-releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) and GHRH.

Clinical Trial
Nascif SO, Correa-Silva SR, et al.|Pituitary|2007

GHRP-6 is able to stimulate cortisol and ACTH release in patients with Cushing's disease: comparison with DDAVP.

Clinical Trial
Oliveira JH, Vieira JG, et al.|J Endocrinol Invest|2003

Acute dexamethasone administration enhances GH responsiveness to GH releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) in man.

Clinical Trial
Pinto AC, Finamor FE Jr, Lengyel AM|Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)|1999

Effects of growth hormone-releasing peptide-6 on the nocturnal secretion of GH, ACTH and cortisol and on the sleep EEG in man: role of routes of administration.

Clinical Trial
Frieboes RM, Murck H, et al.|J Neuroendocrinol|1999

Growth hormone responses to GH-releasing peptide (GHRP-6) in hypothyroidism.

Clinical Trial
Pimentel-Filho FR, Ramos-Dias JC, et al.|Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)|1997

Interaction of the growth hormone releasing peptide hexarelin with somatostatin.

Clinical Trial
Massoud AF, Hindmarsh PC, Brook CG|Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)|1997

Treatment effects of intranasal growth hormone releasing peptide-2 in children with short stature.

Clinical Trial
Pihoker C, Badger TM, et al.|J Endocrinol|1997

Influence of endogenous cholinergic tone and growth hormone-releasing peptide-6 on exercise induced growth hormone release.

Clinical Trial
Nooitgedagt A, Koppeschaar HP, et al.|Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)|1997

Growth hormone secretion after the administration of GHRP-6 or GHRH combined with GHRP-6 does not decline in late adulthood.

Clinical Trial
Micic D, Popovic V, et al.|Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)|1995

Absence of growth hormone (GH) secretion after the administration of either GH-releasing hormone (GHRH), GH-releasing peptide (GHRP-6), or GHRH plus GHRP-6 in children with neonatal pituitary stalk transection.

Clinical Trial
Pombo M, Barreiro J, et al.|J Clin Endocrinol Metab|1995

Growth hormone-releasing effect of oral growth hormone-releasing peptide 6 (GHRP-6) administration in children with short stature.

Clinical Trial
Bellone J, Ghizzoni L, et al.|Eur J Endocrinol|1995

Growth hormone-releasing activity of growth hormone-releasing peptide-6 is maintained after short-term oral pretreatment with the hexapeptide in normal aging.

Clinical Trial
Ghigo E, Arvat E, et al.|Eur J Endocrinol|1994

Regulation of growth hormone secretion by the growth hormone releasing hexapeptide (GHRP-6).

Review
Micic D, Mallo F, et al.|J Pediatr Endocrinol|1993