Macimorelin (EP-1572) acetate, a GH secretagogue, is an orally active GHSR agonist. Macimorelin acetate stimulates GH release. Macimorelin acetate can be used in the research of adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD), and Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS).
Macimorelin (5 mg/kg, i.p. twice daily for 2 weeks) acetate decreased the number and duration of seizures in IHKA mouse model[2].
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