Description
Somatostatinisanendogenousneuropeptidehormonefoundinthebrainandpancreas.Somatostatinbindsseveralisoformsofthesomatostatinreceptor,exhibitinganxiolytic,antiepileptic/anticonvulsant,andanorexigenicactivities.Invivo,somatostatinimprovesperformanceinthelight/darkavoidancetest.Somatostatinalsosuppressesseizuresandpreventsthegenerationofseizures,potentiallythroughmodulationofGABAsignaling.Somatostatininducescelldeathunderhypoxic/ischemicconditions.Intumorcells,somatostatindisplayspro-apoptoticproperties,potentiallyinvolvingtheinhibitionofPI3K/Aktsignaling.SomatostatinalsolimitsfoodintakeandinhibitssecretionofinsulinandglucagonthroughalterationofGβγsignalingandP/Q-typeN-type,andL-typevoltage-gatedCa2+channelsignaling.
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