Cholecystokinin

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Cholecystokinin
Identifiers
Symbol(s) CCK; MGC117187
External IDs OMIM: 118440 MGI: 88297 HomoloGene: 583
RNA expression pattern

More reference expression data
Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 885 12424
Ensembl ENSG00000187094 ENSMUSG00000032532
Uniprot P06307 Q53WS9
Refseq NM_000729 (mRNA)
NP_000720 (protein)		 NM_031161 (mRNA)
NP_112438 (protein)
Location Chr 3: 42.27 - 42.28 Mb Chr 9: 121.34 - 121.34 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]
CCK identified at bottom right.
CCK identified at bottom right.

Cholecystokinin (CCK; from Greek chole, "bile"; cysto, "sac"; kinin, "move"; hence, move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein. Cholecystokinin, previously called pancreozymin, is synthesised by I-cells in the mucosal epithelium of the small intestine and secreted in the duodenum, the first segment of the small intestine, and causes the release of digestive enzymes and bile from the pancreas and gallbladder, respectively. It also acts as a hunger suppressant. Recent evidence has suggested that it also plays a major role in inducing drug tolerance to opioids like morphine and heroin, and is partly implicated in experiences of pain hypersensitivity during opioid withdrawal.[1][2]

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[edit] Structure

CCK is composed of varying numbers of amino acids (e.g., CCK58, CCK33, CCK8) depending on post-translational modification of the CCK gene product, preprocholecystokinin. CCK is very similar in structure to gastrin, another of the gastrointestinal hormones, so much so that the last five C-terminal amino acids are the same as those of gastrin. CCK58 comprises a helix-turn-helix configuration.

[edit] Release and Function

CCK mediates a number of physiological processes, including digestion and satiety.

[edit] Digestion

Secretion of CCK by the duodenal and intestinal mucosa is stimulated by fat- or protein-rich chyme entering the duodenum. It then inhibits gastric emptying and gastric acid secretion and mediates digestion in the duodenum. It stimulates acinar cell of pancreas to produce water, ion and stimulates the secretion of a juice rich in pancreatic digestive enzymes. Together these enzymes catalyze the digestion of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Thus the levels of the substances which stimulated the release of CCK drop and the concentration of the hormone drops as well. The release of CCK is also inhibited by somatostatin.

CCK also causes the increased production of hepatic bile, and stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder and the relaxation of the Sphincter of Oddi (Glisson's sphincter), resulting in the delivery of bile into the duodenal part of the small intestine. Bile salts form amphipathic micelles that emulsify fats, aiding in their digestion and absorption.

[edit] Neurobiology

As a neuropeptide, CCK mediates satiety by acting on the CCK receptors distributed widely throughout the central nervous system. In humans, it has been suggested that CCK administration causes nausea and anxiety, and weakly decreases the desire to eat is the reason for CCK administration to induce a satiating effect. Some studies have given a strong correlation for the satiating effect, but have not proven or disproven that CCK administration causes nauseau or anxiety Benoit et al (2003).[3] The mechanism for this hunger suppression is thought to be a decrease in the rate of gastric emptying.[4]

The cholecystokinin tetrapeptide fragment CCK-4 (Trp-Met-Asp-Phe-NH2) reliably causes anxiety when administered to humans, and is commonly used in scientific research to induce panic attacks for the purpose of testing new anxiolytic drugs.[5]

The effects of CCK vary between individuals. For example, in rats, CCK administration significantly reduces hunger in young males, but is slightly less effective in older subjects, and even slightly less effective in females. The hunger-suppressive effects of CCK also are reduced in obese rats.[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kissin I, Bright CA, Bradley EL (2000). "Acute tolerance to continuously infused alfentanil: the role of cholecystokinin and N-methyl-D-aspartate-nitric oxide systems". Anesth. Analg. 91 (1): 110–6. doi:10.1097/00000539-200007000-00021. PMID 10866896. 
  2. ^ Fukazawa Y, Maeda T, Kiguchi N, Tohya K, Kimura M, Kishioka S (2007). "Activation of spinal cholecystokinin and neurokinin-1 receptors is associated with the attenuation of intrathecal morphine analgesia following electroacupuncture stimulation in rats". J. Pharmacol. Sci. 104 (2): 159–66. doi:10.1254/jphs.FP0070475. PMID 17558184. 
  3. ^ Greenough A, Cole G, Lewis J, Lockton A, Blundell J (1998). "Untangling the effects of hunger, anxiety, and nausea on energy intake during intravenous cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) infusion". Physiol. Behav. 65 (2): 303–10. doi:10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00169-3. PMID 9855480. 
  4. ^ Shillabeer G, Davison JS (1987). "Proglumide, a cholecystokinin antagonist, increases gastric emptying in rats". Am. J. Physiol. 252 (2 Pt 2): R353–60. PMID 3812772. 
  5. ^ Bradwejn J. Neurobiological investigations into the role of cholecystokinin in panic disorder. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 1993 Jul;18(4):178-88. PMID 8104032
  6. ^ Fink H, Rex A, Voits M, Voigt JP (1998). "Major biological actions of CCK--a critical evaluation of research findings". Exp Brain Res 123 (1-2): 77–83. doi:10.1007/s002210050546. PMID 9835394. 

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