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1: Peptides. 2002 Feb;23(2):383-8.Click here to read Links

Peptide YY as a growth factor for intestinal epithelium.

Mannon PJ.

Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. pmannon@niaid.nih.gov

Peptide YY is an abundant distal gut hormone that may play a significant role in intestinal epithelial proliferation. Gut epithelial cells express specific receptors for PYY, PYY induces proliferation in intestinal cells in vivo and in vitro, and the Y1 receptor subtype couples to mitogenic signaling pathways. In addition to proposed physiologic effects on gut mucosal maintenance, PYY proliferative effects may be hypothesized to contribute to pathophysiologic consequences of stimulated growth.

PMID: 11825653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]