The present thesis aimed at identifying and characterizing novel nutrient-sensing pathways leading to hormone secretion in the intestine. Therefore, established enteroendocrine models were used in combination with newly adapted ex vivo models to assess initial processes involved in chemo-sensation in the intestinal mucosa. We identified and characterized two novel nutrient-sensing pathways in human enteroendocrine cells, using a combination of physiological and molecular tools. These original data address a new sensing pathway selective for tetrapeptides found in a human enteroendocrine cell model secreting GLP-1, and a novel bitter receptor-mediated secretion of CCK in human enteroendocrine cells also demonstrated to operate in a ex vivo rat intestinal model. These findings may hopefully foster additional research in the field of nutrient-sensing, particularly concerning the role of taste receptors present in the intestine that lead to hormone secretion and affect satiety.
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The present thesis aimed at identifying and characterizing novel nutrient-sensing pathways leading to hormone secretion in the intestine. Therefore, established enteroendocrine models were used in combination with newly adapted ex vivo models to assess initial processes involved in chemo-sensation in the intestinal mucosa. We identified and characterized two novel nutrient-sensing pathways in human enteroendocrine cells, using a combination of physiological and molecular tools. These original da...
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