Fig. 1.

Summary of stimuli and functions of gut hormones. Illustration of representative stimuli and functions (local and systemic) of 6 gut hormones. The position of each cell type is arbitrary and does not reflect anatomical location. LCFA, long-chain fatty acid; MCFA, medium-chain fatty acid; FFA, free fatty acid; EC, enterochromaffin cell; IEC, intestinal epithelial cell; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; PYY, peptide YY; CCK, cholecystokinin; TNF, tumor necrosis factor, GH, growth hormone; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone. For more detailed information, refer to Table 1. Created with BioRender.com.