Review
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2006; 12(26): 4117-4129
Published online Jul 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i26.4117
Table 1 Growth factors as potential stimulators of intestinal adaptation
Mucosal growth factors and SBS
Growth factorAmino acids /MWMain sourceGI receptor localization
GLP-233 aa/3.8 kDaIleal and colonic EE L-cells, pancreatic α cellsGLP-2R; EE cells, myenteric/submucosal neurons of ENS
EGF53 aa/6.4 kDaSubmandibular gland, duodenal Brunner’s gland, epithelial and Paneth cellsEGFR/HER/ErbB, HER2/Neu/ErbB2, HER3/ErbB3, HER4/ErbB4
KGF (FGF-7)194 aa/2.5 kDaFibroblast-like stromal cells in epithelial tissueKGFR; a/bFGFR epithelial cells
Hb-EGF86 aa/22 kDaSmooth muscle cellsActivate all as listed for the EGFR
GH191 aa/22 kDaLiverCRF type-1, PRL-R
TGF-α50-53 aa/6.2-6.4 kDaEpithelial cellsActivate all as listed for the EGFR
NT13 aa/?Ileum/colon >> proximal SB, EE N-cellsNTR1
PYY36 aa/42 kDaIleal and colonic EE L-cellsY1-R; EE cells, myenteric/submucosal neurons of ENS
GRP14 aa/?Neuroendocrine cells in the ENS, fibroblastsGRPR antrum, upper GI tract
CCK8, 33 aa/39 kDaDuodenal EE I-cellsCCKA >> CCKB upper GI tissue
myenteric/submucosal neurons of ENS
Gastrin17 aa/21 kDaGastric antrum G-cellsCCKB >> CCKA
34 aa/40 kDaPancreatic D-cellsupper GI tissue
IGF-I/III-70 aa/7.6 kDa,Proximal SB >> distal, liver,IGF-IR and IGF-IIR
II-67 aa/7.4 kDaFibroblastsepithelial cells, glial cells, fibroblasts