Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is an important cause of maldigestion and a major
complication in chronic pancreatitis. Normal digestion requires adequate stimulation of …

Glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-2 is formed from proglucagon in the intestinal L cells and is
secreted postprandially in parallel with the insulinotropic hormone GLP-1, the latter of which …

The negative control of pancreatic exocrine secretion in man occurs during the interdigestive
and postprandial periods of the digestive cycle. The physiological mechanisms involved …

Abstract Background The relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and pancreatic
cancer has been investigated in three previous studies with contradictory results. The aim of …

Ghrelin is produced by A-like cells (ghrelin cells) in the mucosa of the acid-producing part of
the stomach. The mobilization of ghrelin is stimulated by nutritional deficiency and …

Background The secretin receptor (SCTR) is functionally expressed in the basolateral
membrane of the β-intercalated cells of the kidney cortical collecting duct and stimulates …

Pancreatic secretion is regulated by highly integrated neural and hormonal influences that
involve the brain, enteric nervous system, and gastrointestinal tract. Although these …

Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) may be one ofthe enterogastrone hormones of the
ileal brakemechanism. We therefore studied its effects on gastriclipase secretion in healthy …

In the exocrine pancreas, the relationship between structure and function, as well as
between normal and pathological functioning, can be easily understood if presented in a …

Brunner's gland secretion in response to infusion of secretin and glucagon was studied in
the rat. Secretin was infused in doses of 15, 150 and 1500 ng/kg/h. All dose significantly …