Enteroendocrine-derived glucagon-like peptide-2 controls intestinal amino acid transport

• Hoofdauteurs: Jennifer Lee (Auteur), Jacqueline Koehler (Auteur), Bernardo Yusta (Auteur), Jasmine Bahrami (Auteur), Dianne Matthews (Auteur), Mahroukh Rafii (Auteur), Paul B. Pencharz (Auteur), Daniel J. Drucker (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is co-secreted with GLP-1 from gut endocrine cells, and both peptides act as growth factors to expand the surface area of the mucosal epithelium. Notably, GLP-2 also enhances glucose and lipid transport in enterocytes; however, its actions on control of ami...