The gastrointestinal tract presents the largest and most vulnerable surface to the outside world. Simultaneously, it must be accessible and permeable to nutrients and must defend …
PB Jeppesen, M Pertkiewicz, B Messing, K Iyer… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Teduglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 2 analogue, might restore intestinal structural and functional integrity by promoting growth of the mucosa and reducing …
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PB Jeppesen, R Gilroy, M Pertkiewicz, JP Allard… - Gut, 2011 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analogue, may restore intestinal structural and functional integrity by promoting repair and growth of the mucosa and reducing gastric …
DJ Drucker, B Yusta - Annual review of physiology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is a 33-amino-acid proglucagon-derived peptide secreted from enteroendocrine L cells. GLP-2 circulates at low basal levels in the fasting period, and …
RJ Seeley, AP Chambers, DA Sandoval - Cell metabolism, 2015 - cell.com
Bariatric surgical procedures such as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are the most potent treatments available to produce sustained …
AD Strader, SC Woods - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Despite dramatic fluctuations in calorie intake, animals maintain a very stable body weight. The reason is that energy intake and expenditure are precisely matched. Long-term …
Proglucagon contains the sequence of two glucagonlike peptides, GLP-1 and GLP-2, secreted from enteroendocrine cells of the small and large intestine. GLP-1 lowers blood …
E Boonacker, CJF Van Noorden - European journal of cell biology, 2003 - Elsevier
CD26/DPPIV can be considered a moonlighting protein because it is a multifunctional protein that exerts its different functions depending on cell type and intra-or extracellular …