somatostatin;
receptors;
signal transduction;
endocrine tumour;
D O I:
10.1016/j.bpg.2005.03.007
中图分类号:
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号:
摘要:
Somatostatin is a neuropeptide that acts as an endogenous inhibitor of various cellular functions including endocrine and exocrine secretions and the proliferation of normal and tumour cells. Its action is mediated by a family of G-protein-coupled receptors (sst1-sst5) that are widely distributed in normal and tumour cells. Gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumours express multiple somatostatin receptors, sst2 being clearly predominant. These receptors represent the molecular basis for the clinical use of somatostatin analogues in the treatment of endocrine tumours and their in vivo localisation. This review covers current knowledge in somatostatin receptor biology and signalling.