title: Somatostatinergic systems in brain: networks and functions.
abstract: Somatostatin is abundantly expressed in mammalian brain. The peptide binds with high affinity to six somatostatin receptors, sst1, sst2A and B, sst3 to 5, all belonging to the G-protein-coupled receptor family. Recent advances in the neuroanatomy of somatostatin neurons and cellular distribution of sst receptors shed light on their functional roles in the neuronal network. Beside their initially described neuroendocrine role, somatostatin systems subserve neuromodulatory roles in the brain, influencing motor activity, sleep, sensory processes and cognitive functions, and are altered in brain diseases like affective disorders, epilepsia and Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, UMR 549, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viollet
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lepousez
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loudes
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Videau
authors.forename: Axelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epelbaum
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000378:metabolism; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000502:physiology; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000819:agonists / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000502:physiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D013004:Somatostatin