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Endogenous glucagon-like peptide- 1 and 2 are essential for regeneration after acute intestinal injury in mice.

Rasmus Hytting-AndreasenEmilie Balk-MøllerBolette HartmannJens PedersenJohanne Agerlin WindeløvJens Juul HolstHannelouise Kissow
Published in: PloS one (2018)
The ablation of L-cells leads to severe mucositis and insufficient intestinal healing, shown by severe body weight loss and lack of compensatory hyperproliferation in the recovery phase. Co-treatment with exendin-4 and teduglutide could prevent this. Because both peptides were needed, we can conclude that both GLP-1 and GLP-2 are essential for intestinal healing in mice.
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