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- Title
Insights on glicentin, a promising peptide of the proglucagon family.
- Authors
Raffort, Juliette; Lareyre, Fabien; Massalou, Damien; Fénichel, Patrick; Panaïa-Ferrari, Patricia; Chinetti, Giulia
- Abstract
Glicentin is a proglucagon-derived peptide mainly produced in the L-intestinal cells. While the roles of other members of the proglucagon family including glucagon-like peptide 1, glucagon-like peptide 2 and oxyntomodulin has been well studied, the functions and variation of glicentin in human are not fully understood. Experimental and clinical studies have highlighted its role in both intestinal physiology and glucose metabolism, pointing to its potential interest in a wide range of pathological states including gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders. Due to its structure presenting many similarities with the other proglucagon-derived peptides, its measurement is technically challenging. The recent commercialization of specific detection methods has offered new opportunities to go further in the understanding of glicentin physiology. Here we summarize the current knowledge on glicentin biogenesis and physiological roles. In the limelight of clinical studies investigating glicentin variation in human, we discuss future directions for potential applications in clinical practice.
- Subjects
PROGLUCAGON; PEPTIDE hormones; GLUCAGON-like peptides; INTESTINAL physiology; CLINICAL medicine
- Publication
Biochemia Medica, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 2, p308
- ISSN
1330-0962
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11613/BM.2017.034