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. 2021 Aug 4;179(4):727–742. doi: 10.1111/bph.15611

TABLE 1.

Expression and effects of the GLP‐1 receptor in gastrointestinal tissues and cells

Mucosa and submucosa Population size Submucosal plexuses b Myenteric plexuses a , b Physiological effects
Gastric: forestomach ø a , b ø ø ø
Gastric: corpus

Parietal cells a

Chief cells a

Mucous neck cells a , b

+

++

++

ø *

h,rGastric emptying↓

h,pAcid secretion↓

h,rFood intake↓

rStomach protection↑

rSomatosatin↑

rGastrin↓

Gastric: antrum Mucous cells a ++ ø * pMotility↓
Duodenum

Enteroendocrine cells a , b

Intraepithelial lymphocytes a , b

Lamina propria lymphocytes b

Brunner glands a , b

+++

+++

+

ø *

h,rMotility↓

rIntestinal protection↑

rMucus secretion↑

r5‐HT –

rSecretin –

rSomatostatin↑

h,rPYY↓

Jejunum

Enteroendocrine cells a

Intraepithelial lymphocytes a

Lamina propria lymphocytes b

++

++

+

* **

r5‐HT –

rSecretin –

rSomatostatin↑

h,rPYY↓

Distal ileum

Enteroendocrine cells a , b *

Intraepithelial lymphocytes a

Lamina propria lymphocytes b

+

+

+

** ***
Caecum ø b * *
Proximal colon

Enteroendocrine cells b *

Intraepithelial lymphocytes b

Lamina propria lymphocytes b

+

+

+

** ***

rIntestinal protection↑

rRegulate microbiota

rMotility↓

rIntestinal growth↑

Distal colon ø a , b ø **

rIntestinal protection↑

rRegulate microbiota

rMotility↓

rIntestinal growth↑

Note: +, few; ++, moderate number; +++, numerous; ø, no expression; *, minor GLP‐1 receptor expression; ** moderate GLP‐1 receptor expression; ***, strong GLP‐1 receptor expression; superscript h, effects in humans; superscript r, effects in rodents; superscript p, effects in pigs; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease; –, unknown effects.

a

Anderson et al. (2021).

b

KV Grundahl et al., submitted