{"title":"Why cholecystokinin and gastrin are also incretins","authors":"J. Rehfeld","doi":"10.1097/XCE.0000000000000095","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This review argues that cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastrin are incretins. The insulin cells are equipped with CCK2/gastrin receptors. CCK/gastrin peptides stimulate insulin secretion and potentiate the incretin effect of glucagon-like peptide-1. CCK/gastrin and insulin are released in significant amounts during normal mixed meals even at modest changes in blood glucose concentrations. Treatment of diabetes patients with combinatorial glucagon-like peptide-1 and CCK or gastrin-derived constructs therefore provides an expedient option.","PeriodicalId":72529,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular endocrinology","volume":"56 1","pages":"99–101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cardiovascular endocrinology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/XCE.0000000000000095","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This review argues that cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastrin are incretins. The insulin cells are equipped with CCK2/gastrin receptors. CCK/gastrin peptides stimulate insulin secretion and potentiate the incretin effect of glucagon-like peptide-1. CCK/gastrin and insulin are released in significant amounts during normal mixed meals even at modest changes in blood glucose concentrations. Treatment of diabetes patients with combinatorial glucagon-like peptide-1 and CCK or gastrin-derived constructs therefore provides an expedient option.