The intestine acts as a vital barrier ... The gut is also home to endocrine cells, which secrete many hormones that regulate bodily functions. These enteroendocrine cells (EECs, endocrine cells ...

The liver and pancreas are the main actors in glucose metabolism, but not the only ones. Muscles, adipose tissue and the brain play different roles. However, the prize for the best new actor in ...

Pancreas cells may produce a protein that can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. In individuals with Alzheimer's ...

Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells ... the small intestine, translating energy body states into peripheral immune functions that promote adequate endocrine responses ...

“But our data kept telling us that everything of importance was happening between the intestine and the pancreas”. Using advanced cell-tagging methods, the team labelled ILC2 cells in the ...

The incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) are peptides secreted from endocrine cells in the small intestine, and are responsible ...