Information about Enterogastrone

Enterogastrone is any substance in the lower gastrointestinal tract which opposes the caudal (or "forward, analward") motion of the contents of chyme when exposed to lipids.

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References

1. ^ You C, Chey W (1987). "Secretin is an enterogastrone in humans". Dig Dis Sci 32 (5): 466-71. PMID 2952476. 
2. ^ Lloyd K, Maxwell V, Chuang C, Wong H, Soll A, Walsh J (1994). "Somatostatin is released in response to cholecystokinin by activation of type A CCK receptors". Peptides 15 (2): 223-7. PMID 7911992. 
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gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also called the digestive tract, or the alimentary canal, is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
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Chyme, also known as Chymus is the liquid substance found in the stomach before passing through the pyloric valve and entering the duodenum. It results from the mechanical and chemical breakdown of a bolus and consists of partially digested food, water, hydrochloric acid,
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Lipids can be broadly defined as any fat-soluble (hydrophobic), naturally-occurring molecules. The term is more-specifically used to refer to fatty-acids and their derivatives (including tri-, di-, and monoglycerides and phospholipids) as well as other fat-soluble sterol-containing
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Secretin is a peptide hormone produced in the S cells of the duodenum in the crypts of Lieberkühn. Its primary effect is to regulate the pH of the duodenal contents via the control of gastric acid secretion and buffering with bicarbonate. It was the first hormone to be discovered.
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Cholecystokinin (CCK; from Greek chole, "bile"; cysto, "sac"; kinin, "move"; hence, move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein.
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Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), also known as the glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide is a member of the secretin family of hormones.

GIP, along with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), belong to a class of molecules
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The digestive system is the organ system that breaks down and absorbs nutrients that are essential for growth and maintenance. The digestive system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, (intestines), rectum, and anus.
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Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems.
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Gastrointestinal physiology is a branch of human physiology addressing the physical function of the gastrointestinal system.

peristalsis

  • muscularis mucosae
  • muscularis externa

gastric hormones


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enteric nervous system (ENS) is the part of the nervous system that directly controls the gastrointestinal system. It is capable of autonomous functions such as the coordination of reflexes, although it receives considerable innervation from the autonomic nervous system and
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plexus of the submucosa (Meissner's plexus, Submucous plexus, submucosal plexus) is derived, and is formed by branches which have perforated the circular muscular fibers.
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Part of the enteric nervous system, Auerbach's plexus (or myenteric plexus) exists between the longitudinal and circular layers of muscularis externa in the gastrointestinal tract and provides motor innervation to both layers and secretomotor innervation to the mucosa.
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A gastric chief cell (or peptic cell, or gastric zymogenic cell) is a cell in the stomach that releases pepsinogen and rennin.

It works in conjunction with the parietal cell which releases gastric acid, converting the pepsinogen into pepsin.
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Pepsin is a digestive protease (EC 3.4.23.1 ) released by the chief cells in the stomach that functions to degrade food proteins into peptides.

According to American Heritage Dictionary, pepsin derives from the Greek word pepsis, meaning digestion (
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Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid and intrinsic factor.

Acid production

Parietal cells produce gastric acid (hydrochloric acid) in response to histamine (via H2
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Gastric acid is one of the main secretions of the stomach, together with several enzymes and intrinsic factor. Chemically it is an acid solution consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid (HCl), and small quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl).
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Intrinsic factor is a glycoprotein produced by the parietal cells of the stomach. It is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B 12 later on in the terminal ileum.
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Goblet cells are glandular simple columnar epithelial cells whose sole function is to secrete mucus.

The majority of the cell's cytoplasm is occupied by mucinogen granules, except at the bottom.
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Mucus is a slippery secretion of the lining of the mucous membranes in the body.
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In anatomy, the G cell is a type of cell in the stomach that secretes gastrin.[1] It works in conjunction with gastric chief cells and parietal cells.

G cells are found deep with the gastric glands of the stomach antrum, and occasionally in the pancreas.
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In humans, gastrin is a hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the parietal cells of the stomach. It is released by G cells in the stomach and duodenum.

Physiology

Genetics

The GAS
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Delta cells (δ-cells or D cells) are somatostatin producing cells.

They can be found in the stomach, intestine and the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
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Somatostatin (also known as growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone (SRIF)) is a peptide hormone that regulates the endocrine system and affects neurotransmission and cell proliferation via interaction with
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Enterochromaffin-like cells or ECL cells are a type of neuroendocrine cells found in the gastric glands of the gastric mucosa beneath the epithelium, particularly in the vicinity of parietal cells. They are also considered a type of enteroendocrine cell.
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Histamine is a biogenic amine involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter.[1] New evidence also indicates that histamine plays a role in chemotaxis of white blood cells.
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Cholecystokinin (CCK; from Greek chole, "bile"; cysto, "sac"; kinin, "move"; hence, move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein.
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Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), also known as the glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide is a member of the secretin family of hormones.

GIP, along with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), belong to a class of molecules
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S cells are cells which release secretin, found in the jejunum and duodenum. They are stimulated by a drop in pH to 4 or below in the small intestine's lumen. The released secretin will increase the secretion of HCO3- into the lumen, via the pancreas.
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