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Overview

Roy G. Smith is a researcher affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on topics related to medicine and neuroscience, with particular emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Over their career, they have contributed to studies in the fields of endocrine and autonomic systems, surgery, physiology, and nutrition and dietetics.

Smith's research covers a range of topics including:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Smith include Yuxiang Sun, Michael O. Thorner, Geetali Pradhan, Chia-Shan Wu, and Daniel Villarreal.

Smith's recent publications showcase their focus areas and contributions across various journals. These include:

  • "β Cell GHS-R Regulates Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Growth Hormone Secretagogues as Potential Therapeutic Agents to Restore Growth Hormone Secretion in Older Subjects to Those Observed in Young Adults," 2023, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Binding domain characterization of growth hormone secretagogue receptor," 2022, Journal of Translational Internal Medicine
  • "LUM-201 Elicits Greater GH Response than Standard GH Secretagogues in Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency," 2021, Journal of the Endocrine Society

The publications appear in a variety of venues, with notable frequency in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Journal of Translational Internal Medicine
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Best Publications

  • A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

    Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner;Doris F. Cully;Joseph P. Arena

  • The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis

    Michael A Cowley;Roy G Smith;Sabrina Diano;Matthias Tschöp

  • Distribution of mRNA encoding the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in brain and peripheral tissues.

    Xiao-Ming Guan;Hong Yu;Oksana C. Palyha;Karen Kulju McKee

  • Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone release and appetite is mediated through the growth hormone secretagogue receptor

    Yuxiang Sun;Pei Wang;Hui Zheng;Roy G. Smith

  • Orexigenic action of peripheral ghrelin is mediated by neuropeptide Y and agouti-related protein.

    H. Y. Chen;M. E. Trumbauer;A. S. Chen;D. T. Weingarth

  • Peptidomimetic regulation of growth hormone secretion.

    Roy G. Smith;Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner

  • Deletion of ghrelin impairs neither growth nor appetite.

    Yuxiang Sun;Saira Ahmed;Roy G. Smith

  • Aromatase enzyme activity and sex determination in chickens

    Alex Elbrecht;Roy G. Smith

  • Discovery of a small molecule insulin mimetic with antidiabetic activity in mice.

    Bei Zhang;Gino Salituro;Deborah Szalkowski;Zhihua Li

  • Mutations in NR4A2 associated with familial Parkinson disease.

    Wei-dong Le;Pingyi Xu;Joseph Jankovic;Hong Jiang

  • Rapid Identification of Subtype-Selective Agonists of the Somatostatin Receptor Through Combinatorial Chemistry

    Susan P. Rohrer;Elizabeth T. Birzin;Ralph T. Mosley;Scott C. Berk

  • Novel Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor (PPAR) γ and PPARδ Ligands Produce Distinct Biological Effects

    Joel Berger;Mark D. Leibowitz;Thomas W. Doebber;Alex Elbrecht

  • Thiazolidinediones produce a conformational change in peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor-gamma: binding and activation correlate with antidiabetic actions in db/db mice.

    J Berger;P Bailey;C Biswas;C A Cullinan

  • A nonpeptidyl growth hormone secretagogue

    R G Smith;K Cheng;W R Schoen;S S Pong

  • Essential Role of Growth Hormone in Ischemia-Induced Retinal Neovascularization

    Lois E. H. Smith;Lois E. H. Smith;Lois E. H. Smith;John J. Kopchick;John J. Kopchick;John J. Kopchick;Wen Chen;Wen Chen;Wen Chen;Joanne Knapp;Joanne Knapp;Joanne Knapp

  • Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors

    Karen Kulju McKee;Oksana C. Palyha;Scott D. Feighner;Donna L. Hreniuk

  • Receptor for motilin identified in the human gastrointestinal system.

    Scott D. Feighner;Carina P. Tan;Karen Kulju McKee;Oksana C. Palyha

  • The role of calcium‐binding proteins in selective motoneuron vulnerability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Maria E. Alexianu;Bao‐Kuang ‐K Ho;A. Habib Mohamed;Vincenzo La Bella

  • Des-acyl ghrelin induces food intake by a mechanism independent of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor.

    Koji Toshinai;Hideki Yamaguchi;Yuxiang Sun;Roy G. Smith

  • The synergistic effects of His-D-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2 on growth hormone (GH)-releasing factor-stimulated GH release and intracellular adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate accumulation in rat primary pituitary cell culture.

    K. Cheng;W. W.-S. Chan;A. Barreto;E. M. Convey

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur A. Patchett
Arthur A. Patchett MSD (United States)
Matthew J. Wyvratt
Matthew J. Wyvratt Medicines for Malaria Venture
Michael H. Fisher
Michael H. Fisher MSD (United States)
Andrew D. Howard
Andrew D. Howard MSD (United States)
Stanley H. Appel
Stanley H. Appel Houston Methodist
James M. Schaeffer
James M. Schaeffer MSD (United States)
Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg
Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg MSD (United States)
Larry I. Lipshultz
Larry I. Lipshultz Baylor College of Medicine
Gareth Leng
Gareth Leng University of Edinburgh
David E. Moller
David E. Moller Eli Lilly (United States)

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