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also known as MBOAT4), a member of the membrane-bound O -acyltransferase (MBOAT) family, utilizes octanoyl-CoA as a donor to attach octanoic acid to Ser3, converting it into active ghrelin, which is then secreted into the bloodstream (Figure 1) ( Figure 1 In rats, gastric concentrations of active and total ghrelin were 377 and 1780 fmol/mg wet tissue, respectively ( Shortening the fatty acid chain length of rat ghrelin was reported to gradually increase the EC 50 (half maximal effective concentration) for receptor activation by 10-fold with hexanoyl (C6:0), 200-fold with butyryl (C4:0), and 500-fold with acetyl (C2:0) ( 50
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335,339 These deficits may be attributable to increased signalling by IL-1 secreted from microglia