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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Human gastric lipase (HGL, E.C. 3.1.1.3) (PBD ID: 1hlg) is the [[lipase]] that is responsible for initiating the digestion of dietary fats in the stomach <ref name="armand">PMID:7598069</ref>. This acid-stable enzyme <ref name="gastritis">PMID:23899880</ref> is secreted by the fundic chief cells of the human stomach and catalyzes 10-20% of total lipolytic processes (i.e., those involving fat breakdown) in healthy adults <ref name="armand" />. HGL specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of triacylglycerol in order to produce diacylglycerol and a carboxylate byproduct <ref name="roussel">PMID:10358049</ref>, a process that facilitates subsequent fat breakdown by pancreatic lipase <ref name="dogs">PMID:20965171</ref>. In terms of disease implications, there is evidence to suggest that HGL secretion is altered in individuals with gastritis <ref name="gastritis" />. | Human gastric lipase (HGL, E.C. 3.1.1.3) (PBD ID: 1hlg) is the [[lipase]] that is responsible for initiating the digestion of dietary fats in the stomach <ref name="armand">PMID:7598069</ref>. This acid-stable enzyme <ref name="gastritis">PMID:23899880</ref> is secreted by the fundic chief cells of the human stomach and catalyzes 10-20% of total lipolytic processes (i.e., those involving fat breakdown) in healthy adults <ref name="armand" />. HGL specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of triacylglycerol in order to produce diacylglycerol and a carboxylate byproduct <ref name="roussel">PMID:10358049</ref>, a process that facilitates subsequent fat breakdown by pancreatic lipase <ref name="dogs">PMID:20965171</ref>. In terms of disease implications, there is evidence to suggest that HGL secretion is altered in individuals with gastritis (the most common gastric condition, in which the stomach lining is inflamed) <ref name="gastritis" />. | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
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== Relevance to Human Health & Disease == | == Relevance to Human Health & Disease == | ||
Tomasik et al. (2013) <ref name="gastritis" /> investigated the hormonal regulation of HGL secretion in children and adolescents with gastritis | Tomasik et al. (2013) <ref name="gastritis" /> investigated the hormonal regulation of HGL secretion in children and adolescents with gastritis. HGL activity was compared across three groups: one experimental group consisting of adolescents diagnosed with ''Helicobacter pylori'' gastritis (''n'' = 10), another experimental group consisting of adolescents with a non-''H. pylori'' induced form of gastritis (''n'' = 10), and one control group of healthy adolescents (''n'' = 14). HGL activity, in addition to plasma concentrations of glucagon-like peptide-1, cholecystokinin, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, were observed through analysis of gastric juice samples that had been collected via endoscopic measurements from each patient. | ||
Patients whose superficial gastritis was induced by pathogens other than H. pylori exhibited lower levels of HGL activity compared to both healthy adolescents (p < .005) and those who were diagnosed with H. pylori gastritis (p < .005). Mean plasma concentrations of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide were lower in healthy patients (p < 0.005) than in those with non-H. pylori gastritis (p < .003) and those with H. pylori gastritis (p < 0.01). Regulation of HGL secretion by glucagon-like peptide-1 and cholecystokinin was therefore found to be altered in adolescents with gastritis. In addition, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide was found to be a powerful activator of human gastric lipase activity in all experimental and control groups <ref name="gastritis" />. | Patients whose superficial gastritis was induced by pathogens other than ''H. pylori'' exhibited lower levels of HGL activity compared to both healthy adolescents (''p'' < .005) and those who were diagnosed with ''H. pylori'' gastritis (''p'' < .005). Mean plasma concentrations of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide were lower in healthy patients (''p'' < 0.005) than in those with non-''H. pylori'' gastritis (''p'' < .003) and those with ''H. pylori'' gastritis (''p'' < 0.01). Regulation of HGL secretion by glucagon-like peptide-1 and cholecystokinin was therefore found to be altered in adolescents with gastritis. In addition, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide was found to be a powerful activator of human gastric lipase activity in all experimental and control groups <ref name="gastritis" />. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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