Somatostatin

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SST
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001048

NM_009215

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001039

NP_033241

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 187.67 – 187.67 MbChr 16: 23.71 – 23.71 Mb
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Somatostatin, also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or by

somatostatin receptors and inhibition of the release of numerous secondary hormones. Somatostatin inhibits insulin and glucagon secretion.[5][6]

Somatostatin has two active forms produced by the alternative cleavage of a single preproprotein: one consisting of 14 amino acids (shown in infobox to right), the other consisting of 28 amino acids.[7][8]

Among the

somatostatin receptors, allow somatostatin to possess a large range of functions.[10]
Humans have only one somatostatin gene, SST.[11][12][13]

Nomenclature

Synonyms of "somatostatin" include:[citation needed]

  • growth hormone–inhibiting hormone (GHIH)
  • growth hormone release–inhibiting hormone (GHRIH)
  • somatotropin release–inhibiting factor (SRIF)
  • somatotropin release–inhibiting hormone (SRIH)

Production

Digestive system

Somatostatin is secreted by

pyloric antrum, the duodenum and the pancreatic islets.[14]

Somatostatin released in the

In the stomach, somatostatin acts directly on the acid-producing

parietal cells via a G-protein coupled receptor (which inhibits adenylate cyclase, thus effectively antagonising the stimulatory effect of histamine) to reduce acid secretion.[14] Somatostatin can also indirectly decrease stomach acid production by preventing the release of other hormones, including gastrin and histamine which effectively slows down the digestive process.[citation needed
]

Brain

Sst is expressed in interneurons in the telencephalon of the embryonic day 15.5 mouse. Allen Brain Atlases
Sst expression in the adult mouse. Allen Brain Atlases

Somatostatin is produced by

somatotrope cells. The somatostatin neurons in the periventricular nucleus mediate negative feedback effects of growth hormone on its own release; the somatostatin neurons respond to high circulating concentrations of growth hormone and somatomedins by increasing the release of somatostatin, so reducing the rate of secretion of growth hormone.[citation needed
]

Somatostatin is also produced by several other populations that project centrally, i.e., to other areas of the brain, and somatostatin receptors are expressed at many different sites in the brain. In particular, populations of somatostatin neurons occur in the

]

Functions

D cell
is visible at upper right, and somatostatin is represented by middle arrow pointing left

Somatostatin is classified as an

inhibitory hormone,[7] and is induced by low pH.[citation needed] Its actions are spread to different parts of the body. Somatostatin release is inhibited by the vagus nerve.[17]

Anterior pituitary

In the

anterior pituitary gland
, the effects of somatostatin are:

Gastrointestinal system

Synthetic substitutes

Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone, and has a much longer half-life (about 90 minutes, compared to 2–3 minutes for somatostatin). Since it is absorbed poorly from the gut, it is administered parenterally (subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or intravenously). It is indicated for symptomatic treatment of carcinoid syndrome and acromegaly.[22][23] It is also finding increased use in polycystic diseases of the liver and kidney.

Lanreotide (Somatuline, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals) is a medication used in the management of acromegaly and symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors, most notably carcinoid syndrome. It is a long-acting analog of somatostatin, like octreotide. It is available in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, and was approved for sale in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration on August 30, 2007.

analog with a 40-fold increased affinity to somatostatin receptor 5
compared to other somatostatin analogs.

Evolutionary history

Six somatostatin genes have been discovered in

Tetrapods retained SS1 (also known as SS-14 and SS-28) and SS2 (also known as cortistatin) after the split in the Sarcopterygii and Actinopterygii lineage split. In teleost fish, SS1, SS2, and SS3 were duplicated during the third whole-genome duplication event (3R) to create SS1, SS2, SS4, SS5, and two genes that were lost during the evolution of teleost fish. SS1 and SS2 went through local duplications to give rise to SS6 and SS3.[9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000004366Ensembl, May 2017
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  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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  6. ^
    OCLC 1243000176. The binding of somatostatin to its receptor in the pancreas leads to activation of an inhibitory G protein, or Gi, structurally homologous to Gs, that inhibits adenylyl cyclase and lowers [cAMP]. In this way, somatostatin inhibits the secretion of several hormones, including glucagon{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  8. ^ "somatostatin preproprotein [Homo sapiens]". NCBI Reference Sequence. National Center for Biotechnology Information Support Center (NCBI).
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  19. ^ First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2010. Page 286.
  20. ^ a b Costoff A. "Sect. 5, Ch. 4: Structure, Synthesis, and Secretion of Somatostatin". Endocrinology: The Endocrine Pancreas. Medical College of Georgia. p. 17. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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  22. ^ "Carcinoid Tumors and Syndrome". The Lecturio Medical Concept Library. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Acromegaly". NIDDK. April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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