Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin on the gastrointestinal motility

Mineko Fujimiya*, Koji Ataka, Akihiro Asakawa, Chih Yen Chen, Ikuo Kato, Akio Inui

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Abstract

Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin are derived from a common prohormone, preproghrelin by posttranslational processing, originating from endocrine cells in the stomach. Ghrelin exerts stimulatory effects on the motility of antrum and duodenum in both fed and fasted state of animals. On the other hand, des-acyl ghrelin exerts inhibitory effects on the motility of antrum but not on the motility of duodenum in the fasted state of animals. Obestatin exerts inhibitory effects on the motility of antrum and duodenum in the fed state but not in the fasted state of animals. NPY Y2 and Y4 receptors in the brain may mediate the action of ghrelin, CRF type 2 receptor in the brain may mediate the action of des-acyl ghrelin, whereas CRF type 1 and type 2 receptors in the brain may mediate the action of obestatin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2348-2351
Number of pages4
JournalPeptides
Volume32
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Des-acyl ghrelin
  • Gatrointestinal motility
  • Ghrelin
  • Hypothalamus
  • Obestatin

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