Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 75390, USA.
Genes Dev. 2012 Feb 15;26(4):312-24. doi: 10.1101/gad.184788.111. Epub 2012 Feb 2.
We review the physiology and pharmacology of two atypical fibroblast growth factors (FGFs)-FGF15/19 and FGF21-that can function as hormones. Both FGF15/19 and FGF21 act on multiple tissues to coordinate carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in response to nutritional status. Whereas FGF15/19 is secreted from the small intestine in response to feeding and has insulin-like actions, FGF21 is secreted from the liver in response to extended fasting and has glucagon-like effects. FGF21 also acts in an autocrine fashion in several tissues, including adipose. The pharmacological actions of FGF15/19 and FGF21 make them attractive drug candidates for treating metabolic disease.
我们回顾了两种可作为激素发挥作用的非典型成纤维细胞生长因子(FGF)-FGF15/19 和 FGF21 的生理学和药理学。FGF15/19 和 FGF21 均可作用于多种组织,以响应营养状况协调碳水化合物和脂质代谢。FGF15/19 是在进食时从小肠分泌的,具有胰岛素样作用,而 FGF21 则是在长时间禁食时由肝脏分泌的,具有胰高血糖素样作用。FGF21 还在包括脂肪组织在内的几种组织中以自分泌方式发挥作用。FGF15/19 和 FGF21 的药理作用使它们成为治疗代谢疾病的有吸引力的药物候选物。