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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 176, Issue 10, Pages 1443-1454Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bph.14175
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- Augustinus Fonden
- Lundbeckfonden
- Desiree og Niels Ydes Fond
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This review focuses on recent findings of the physiological and pharmacological role of non-endocannabinoid N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and 2-monoacylglycerols (2-MAGs) in the intestine and their involvement in the gut-brain signalling. Dietary fat suppresses food intake, and much research concerns the known gut peptides, for example, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and cholecystokinin (CCK). NAEs and 2-MAGs represent another class of local gut signals most probably involved in the regulation of food intake. We discuss the putative biosynthetic pathways and targets of NAEs in the intestine as well as their anorectic role and changes in intestinal levels depending on the dietary status. NAEs can activate the transcription factor PPAR, but studies to evaluate the role of endogenous NAEs are generally lacking. Finally, we review the role of diet-derived 2-MAGs in the secretion of anorectic gut peptides via activation of GPR119. Both PPAR and GPR119 have potential as pharmacological targets for the treatment of obesity and the former for treatment of intestinal inflammation.
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