Entry
Name
Pancreatic secretion - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
The pancreas performs both exocrine and endocrine functions. The exocrine pancreas consists of two parts, the acinar and duct cells. The primary functions of pancreatic acinar cells are to synthesize and secrete digestive enzymes. Stimulation of the cell by secretagogues such as acetylcholine (ACh) and cholecystokinin (CCK) causes the generation of an intracellular Ca2+ signal. This signal, in turn, triggers the fusion of the zymogen granules with the apical plasma membrane, leading to the polarised secretion of the enzymes. The major task of pancreatic duct cells is the secretion of fluid and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-), which neutralize the acidity of gastric contents that enter the duodenum. An increase in intracellular cAMP by secretin is one of the major signals of pancreatic HCO3- secretion. Activation of the CFTR Cl- channel and the CFTR-dependent Cl-/HCO3- exchange activities is responsible for cAMP-induced HCO3- secretion.
Class
Organismal Systems; Digestive system
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Drug
D00216 Acarbose (JAN/USAN/INN)
D00717 Dicyclomine hydrochloride (JAN/USP)
D01006 Oxyphencyclimine hydrochloride (JAN)
D01165 Piperidolate hydrochloride (JAN)
D01297 Pirenzepine hydrochloride (USAN)
D01323 Azosemide (JP18/USAN/INN)
D01491 Butropium bromide (JP18/INN)
D01955 Aclatonium napadisilate (JAN)
D02021 Secretin (JAN/USAN/INN)
D02535 Timepidium bromide hydrate (JP18)
D03443 Ceruletide diethylamine (USAN)
D04057 Esoxybutynin chloride (USAN)
D04970 Methacholine chloride (JAN/USP/INN)
D05276 Pirenzepine hydrochloride hydrate (JP18)
D09208 Cetilistat (JAN/USAN/INN)
D10685 Lumacaftor and ivacaftor
D11042 Tezacaftor and ivacaftor
D11700 Elexacaftor, ivacaftor and tezacaftor
D12454 Icenticaftor (USAN/INN)
D12719 Vanzacaftor calcium (USAN)
D13024 Vanzacaftor, tezacaftor and deutivacaftor
Other DBs
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
1131 CHRM3; cholinergic receptor muscarinic 3 [KO:K04131 ]
886 CCKAR; cholecystokinin A receptor [KO:K04194 ]
9545 RAB3D; RAB3D, member RAS oncogene family [KO:K07884 ]
4218 RAB8A; RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family [KO:K07901 ]
8766 RAB11A; RAB11A, member RAS oncogene family [KO:K07904 ]
5874 RAB27B; RAB27B, member RAS oncogene family [KO:K07886 ]
5906 RAP1A; RAP1A, member of RAS oncogene family [KO:K04353 ]
5908 RAP1B; RAP1B, member of RAS oncogene family [KO:K07836 ]
387 RHOA; ras homolog family member A [KO:K04513 ]
1506 CTRL; chymotrypsin like [KO:K09632 ] [EC:3.4.21.-]
5408 PNLIPRP2; pancreatic lipase related protein 2 (gene/pseudogene) [KO:K14075 ] [EC:3.1.1.3 ]
3708 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 [KO:K04958 ]
3709 ITPR2; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2 [KO:K04959 ]
3710 ITPR3; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 [KO:K04960 ]
487 ATP2A1; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 1 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
488 ATP2A2; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 2 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
489 ATP2A3; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 3 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
1179 CLCA1; chloride channel accessory 1 [KO:K05027 ]
9635 CLCA2; chloride channel accessory 2 [KO:K05028 ]
7220 TRPC1; transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 1 [KO:K04964 ]
6558 SLC12A2; solute carrier family 12 member 2 [KO:K10951 ]
23439 ATP1B4; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting family member beta 4 [KO:K01540 ]
481 ATP1B1; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 1 [KO:K01540 ]
482 ATP1B2; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 2 [KO:K01540 ]
483 ATP1B3; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 3 [KO:K01540 ]
486 FXYD2; FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 2 [KO:K01538 ]
3784 KCNQ1; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 [KO:K04926 ]
3778 KCNMA1; potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 [KO:K04936 ]
6548 SLC9A1; solute carrier family 9 member A1 [KO:K05742 ]
6522 SLC4A2; solute carrier family 4 member 2 [KO:K13855 ]
1811 SLC26A3; solute carrier family 26 member 3 [KO:K14078 ]
8671 SLC4A4; solute carrier family 4 member 4 [KO:K13575 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C13051 Nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Reference
Authors
Petersen OH, Tepikin AV
Title
Polarized calcium signaling in exocrine gland cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Williams JA
Title
Regulation of acinar cell function in the pancreas.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Williams JA
Title
Regulation of pancreatic acinar cell function.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bi Y, Williams JA
Title
Receptor biology and signal transduction in pancreatic acinar cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Yamasaki M, Masgrau R, Morgan AJ, Churchill GC, Patel S, Ashcroft SJ, Galione A
Title
Organelle selection determines agonist-specific Ca2+ signals in pancreatic acinar and beta cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kanno T
Title
Ca2+ signaling in the pancreatic acinus.
Journal
Pancreas 16:273-6 (1998)
Reference
Authors
Heitzmann D, Warth R
Title
Physiology and pathophysiology of potassium channels in gastrointestinal epithelia.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Konturek SJ, Zabielski R, Konturek JW, Czarnecki J
Title
Neuroendocrinology of the pancreas; role of brain-gut axis in pancreatic secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Chu JY, Yung WH, Chow BK
Title
Secretin: a pleiotrophic hormone.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Siu FK, Lam IP, Chu JY, Chow BK
Title
Signaling mechanisms of secretin receptor.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Steward MC, Ishiguro H, Case RM
Title
Mechanisms of bicarbonate secretion in the pancreatic duct.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kim D, Steward MC
Title
The role of CFTR in bicarbonate secretion by pancreatic duct and airway epithelia.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Whitcomb DC, Lowe ME
Title
Human pancreatic digestive enzymes.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cancela JM, Gerasimenko OV, Gerasimenko JV, Tepikin AV, Petersen OH
Title
Two different but converging messenger pathways to intracellular Ca(2+) release: the roles of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, cyclic ADP-ribose and inositol trisphosphate.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cancela JM, Churchill GC, Galione A
Title
Coordination of agonist-induced Ca2+-signalling patterns by NAADP in pancreatic acinar cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Parekh AB
Title
Calcium signaling and acute pancreatitis: specific response to a promiscuous messenger.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Williams JA, Chen X, Sabbatini ME
Title
Small G proteins as key regulators of pancreatic digestive enzyme secretion.
Journal
Related pathway
hsa04973 Carbohydrate digestion and absorption
hsa04974 Protein digestion and absorption
hsa04977 Vitamin digestion and absorption
KO pathway