{"title":"Incretin hormones and obesity.","authors":"Constanza Alcaino, Frank Reimann, Fiona M Gribble","doi":"10.1113/JP286293","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) play critical roles in co-ordinating postprandial metabolism, including modulation of insulin secretion and food intake. They are secreted from enteroendocrine cells in the intestinal epithelium following food ingestion, and act at multiple target sites including pancreatic islets and the brain. With the recent development of agonists targeting GLP-1 and GIP receptors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, and the ongoing development of new incretin-based drugs with improved efficacy, there is great interest in understanding the physiology and pharmacology of these hormones.</p>","PeriodicalId":50088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiology-London","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Physiology-London","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1113/JP286293","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
The incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) play critical roles in co-ordinating postprandial metabolism, including modulation of insulin secretion and food intake. They are secreted from enteroendocrine cells in the intestinal epithelium following food ingestion, and act at multiple target sites including pancreatic islets and the brain. With the recent development of agonists targeting GLP-1 and GIP receptors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, and the ongoing development of new incretin-based drugs with improved efficacy, there is great interest in understanding the physiology and pharmacology of these hormones.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Physiology publishes full-length original Research Papers and Techniques for Physiology, which are short papers aimed at disseminating new techniques for physiological research. Articles solicited by the Editorial Board include Perspectives, Symposium Reports and Topical Reviews, which highlight areas of special physiological interest. CrossTalk articles are short editorial-style invited articles framing a debate between experts in the field on controversial topics. Letters to the Editor and Journal Club articles are also published. All categories of papers are subjected to peer reivew.
The Journal of Physiology welcomes submitted research papers in all areas of physiology. Authors should present original work that illustrates new physiological principles or mechanisms. Papers on work at the molecular level, at the level of the cell membrane, single cells, tissues or organs and on systems physiology are all acceptable. Theoretical papers and papers that use computational models to further our understanding of physiological processes will be considered if based on experimentally derived data and if the hypothesis advanced is directly amenable to experimental testing. While emphasis is on human and mammalian physiology, work on lower vertebrate or invertebrate preparations may be suitable if it furthers the understanding of the functioning of other organisms including mammals.