How does cholecystokinin regulate pancreatic function?
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Cholecystokinin:
Cholecystokinin is a hormone produced in the digestive tract. It is released following a meal. It aids digestion and suppresses appetite.
Pancreozymin is the official name for it.
It is a peptide hormone found in the gastrointestinal tract.
It helps to stimulate the digestion of fats and proteins.
The hormone is secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the duodenum, the first segment of the small intestine.
Role of cholecystokinin:
The most important roles of the hormone cholecystokinin are in appetite and digestion.
It improves digestion by slowing the emptying of the stomach and stimulating the production of bile in the liver and the release of bile from the gallbladder.
It secretes and releases pancreatic digestive enzymes. It acts as a hunger suppressant.
It aids in small intestine digestion.
It is produced by the mucosal epithelial cells of the small intestine's first segment (upper small intestine) or duodenum.
It stimulates the delivery of digestive enzymes from the pancreas and bile from the gallbladder into the small intestine.
It aids in gallbladder contraction, satiety induction, and hormone regulation.
