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List of growth hormone secretagogues

GHRH receptor agonists Peptide GHRH (Somatocrinin, GRF, GHRF) CJC-1295 (DAC:GRF) Modified GRF (1-29) (CJC without DAC) Dumorelin Rismorelin Sermorelin (Geref, Gerel; GHRH (1-29)) Somatorelin Tesamorelin (Egrifta) Ghrelin (GHS) receptor agonists Peptide Ghrelin (Lenomorelin, GHRL) GHRP-1 GHRP-2 (Pralmorelin; GHRP Kaken 100; GHRP-2; KP-102, GPA-748, WAY-GPA-748) GHRP-3 GHRP-4 GHRP-5 GHRP-6 (SKF-110679) Alexamorelin Examorelin (hexarelin; EP-23905, MF-6003) Ipamorelin (NNC 26-0161) Relamorelin (RM-131, BIM-28131, BIM-28163) Tabimorelin (NN-703) Non-peptide Adenosine Anamorelin (ONO-7643, RC-1291, ST-1291) Capromorelin (CP-424391) Ibutamoren (MK-677, MK-0677, L-163191) Macimorelin (AEZS-130, JMV 1843) SM-130686 Note that while ulimorelin is a ghrelin receptor agonist, it is not a GHS as it is peripherally selective and has little or no effect on GH secretion.[1] References Fraser GL, Hoveyda HR, Tannenbaum GS (2008). "Pharmacological demarcation of the growth hormone, gut motility and feed

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GHRH receptor agonists

Peptide

GHRH (Somatocrinin, GRF, GHRF) CJC-1295 (DAC:GRF) Modified GRF (1-29) (CJC without DAC) Dumorelin Rismorelin Sermorelin (Geref, Gerel; GHRH (1-29)) Somatorelin Tesamorelin (Egrifta)

Ghrelin (GHS) receptor agonists

Peptide

Ghrelin (Lenomorelin, GHRL) GHRP-1 GHRP-2 (Pralmorelin; GHRP Kaken 100; GHRP-2; KP-102, GPA-748, WAY-GPA-748) GHRP-3 GHRP-4 GHRP-5 GHRP-6 (SKF-110679) Alexamorelin Examorelin (hexarelin; EP-23905, MF-6003) Ipamorelin (NNC 26-0161) Relamorelin (RM-131, BIM-28131, BIM-28163) Tabimorelin (NN-703)

Non-peptide

Adenosine Anamorelin (ONO-7643, RC-1291, ST-1291) Capromorelin (CP-424391) Ibutamoren (MK-677, MK-0677, L-163191) Macimorelin (AEZS-130, JMV 1843) SM-130686

Note that while ulimorelin is a ghrelin receptor agonist, it is not a GHS as it is peripherally selective and has little or no effect on GH secretion.[1]

References

Fraser GL, Hoveyda HR, Tannenbaum GS (2008). "Pharmacological demarcation of the growth hormone, gut motility and feeding effects of ghrelin using a novel ghrelin receptor agonist". Endocrinology. 149 (12): 6280–8. doi:10.1210/en.2008-0804. PMID 18719021.

GH/IGF-1 axis signaling modulators GH (somatotropin)

Agonists: Albusomatropin Bovine somatotropin Efpegsomatropin Eftansomatropin alfa Growth hormone Human placental lactogen Placental growth hormone (growth hormone variant) Somagrebove Somapacitan Somatosalm Somatotropin Somatropin pegol Somatrem Sometribove Somatrogon (MOD-4023; hGH-CTP) Somavaratan Somavubove Somidobove

Antagonists: G120K-hGH Pegvisomant

Antisense oligonucleotides: Atesidorsen

Binding proteins: GHBP GHIH (somatostatin)

Agonists: BIM-23052 CH-275 Cortistatin-14 Depreotide Edotreotide Ilatreotide L-803,087 L-817,818 Lanreotide NNC 26-9100 Octreotate Octreotide Pasireotide Pentetreotide RC-160 Seglitide Somatostatin (GHIH) Somatostatin (1-28) SRIF-14 SRIF-28 TT-232 Vapreotide Veldoreotide

Antagonists: BIM-23056 Cyclosomatostatin CYN-154806 Satoreotide GHRH (somatocrinin)

Agonists: Peptide: ALRN-5281 CJC-1295 Dumorelin GHRH Modified GRF (1-29) Rismorelin Sermorelin Somatorelin Tesamorelin

Antagonists: MZ-5-156 GHS (ghrelin)

Agonists: Peptide: Alexamorelin Cortistatin-14 EP-51216 Examorelin (hexarelin) Ghrelin GHRP-1 GHRP-3 GHRP-4 GHRP-5 GHRP-6 Ipamorelin Lenomorelin Livoletide LY-444711 Pralmorelin (GHRP-2) Relamorelin Tabimorelin Ulimorelin; Non-peptide: Adenosine Anamorelin Capromorelin CP-464709 Ibutamoren (MK-677) L-692,585 Macimorelin SM-130686; Unsorted: LY-426410 LY-444711

Antagonists: A-778193 Cortistatin-8 (D-Lys3)-GHRP-6 JMV2959 YIL-781 IGF-1 (somatomedin)

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See also: Receptor/signaling modulators • Signaling peptide/protein receptor modulators

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