Endocrinology, lecture on Gut Hormones
XXVII. Gastrointestinal Hormones back to XXVI. Glucose Homeostasis
A. Hormones that stimulate exocrine secretions
1. regulate the secretion and/or absorption of
H2O, ions, enzymes, and mucus
2. from the stomach
a. gastric acid ([H+]) secretion
i. gastrin17aa,
GRP27aa/bombesin14aa (= gastrin releasing peptide),
opioids,
(1) gastrin1,2s ® histamine ® Ý H+
(2) parasympathetic (vagal) ACh
ii. enteroglucagons:
glicentin, oxyntomodulin, GLP1&2 (glucagon-like peptides)
& galanin inhibit gastric parietal cells (i.e. acid)
(1) proglucagon gives rise to glucagon (pancreas)
or glicentin and GLP1&2 (intestine)
(a) glicentin gives rise to oxyntomodulin
(i) both glicentin and oxyntomodulin
contain glucagon
b. gastric pepsin
i. gastrin, CCK (cholecystokinin), secretin &
VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide)
3. intestinal secretion
a. H2O and ions
i. VIP
ii. PYY (peptide YY) inhibits intestinal and
pancreatic exocrine secretions
(1) opioids stimulate intestinal absorption of Na+ and Cl-
4. pancreatic secretion
a. H2O and CO3H-
i. secretin
b. enzymes
i. 1o by CCK, also by secretin, substance P, GRP
ii. pancreatic polypeptide (PP) inhibits exocrine
and bile secretion
5. liver / bile
a. most peptides of the secretin/glucagon & gastrin/CCK families
6. virtually all exocrine secretions are inhibited by somatostatin
B. Hormones that affect endocrine secretions
1. CCK & glucagon/secretin families stimulate
insulin & somatostatin
2. GRP stimulates virtually all gastrointestinal peptides
3. Somatostatin inhibits almost all other gastrointestinal peptides
C. Hormones that control motility
1. stimulate movement (peristalsis, churning)
a. motilin, GRP, gastrin, CCK, neurotensin
2. inhibit motility
a. glucagon, GIP (gastric inhibitory peptide or glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide),
VIP, secretin, somatostatin
b. b2-adrenergic receptors stimulated by sympathetic NE
D. Stimulate gastrointestinal growth
1. epithelial cells (replacements) in GI tract and pancreas
2. stimulate DNA synthesis and cell division
a. gastrin, CCK, GRP
3. inhibit growth: VIP, somatostatin
E. Regulate blood flow
1. increase gastric, pancreatic, and/or intestinal blood flow
a. gastrin, CCK, secretin, glucagon, neurotensin,
VIP, & substance P
2, NPY (neuropeptide Y) reduces local blood flow
and enhance adrenergic vasoconstriction
a. colocalized with NE in a distinct population of
noradrenergic neurons
i. colocalized with CCK and somatostatin in enteric neurons
F. Peptides ® Membrane Receptors
1. VIP, secretin: AC / cAMP
2. CCK, GRP, substance P, TRH: IP3 / Ca++
G. affect secretion in circulatory, respiratory, urogenital systems,
control liver metabolism, exert various effects in the CNS
including regulation of food intake