The role of secretin in the cerebellum.
There is increasing interest in the role played by secretin in the central nervous system. Recent evidence suggests that this peptide is widely expressed in the brain but some areas, notably the cerebellum, show a prominent expression of the peptide and its specific receptor. In this article we summarize our current understanding of the expression pattern and action of secretin in the cerebellum. We discuss the findings supporting the endogenous release of this peptide from Purkinje neurons and its role as a retrograde messenger modulating GABAergic synaptic transmission via multiple mechanisms. In addition, we would like to propose other possible, but still to be confirmed, functions of secretin in the cerebellum..
Yung
Wing-Ho
WH
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. whyung@cuhk.edu.hk
Chan
Ying-Shing
YS
Chow
Billy K C
BK
Wang
Jian-Jun
JJ
D000818:Animals; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D012633:Secretin / Q000502:physiology*
D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone; C029937:secretin receptor; D012633:Secretin