Gut Peptide Hormones
Explore peptide research and guides on gut peptide hormones.
Cardiovascular Peptides and Heart Function
ANP, BNP, endothelin, adrenomedullin, and apelin form an intricate peptide network that regulates blood pressure, fluid balance, and cardiac performance.
Gut Peptide HormonesCCK: How This Peptide Signals Fullness
Cholecystokinin (CCK) was the first satiety peptide discovered. It slows gastric emptying, activates the vagus nerve, and reduces meal size within minutes.
Gut Peptide HormonesGhrelin and Gut Motility: The Digestive Role
Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid peptide that stimulates gastric emptying and gut motility through the GHS-R1a receptor. What the prokinetic research shows.
Gut Peptide HormonesGLP-2: The Gut Repair Peptide
GLP-2 drives intestinal growth, barrier repair, and blood flow. Its analog teduglutide reduced parenteral nutrition in 54% of short bowel syndrome patients.
Gut Peptide HormonesMotilin: The Stomach's Cleaning Wave Peptide
Motilin triggers the migrating motor complex that sweeps your gut clean between meals. How erythromycin hijacks this peptide's receptor.
Gut Peptide HormonesSecretin and Gastrin: Your Digestive Juice Peptides
Secretin and gastrin are opposing peptide hormones controlling stomach acid and pancreatic bicarbonate. How they work, interact, and what breaks.
Gut Peptide HormonesVasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Explained
VIP is a 28-amino-acid neuropeptide that regulates gut motility, immune tolerance, and blood flow. Here's what the research shows about this multifunctional peptide.