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Abstract

Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells are neuroendocrine cells in the gastric mucosa that control acid secretion by releasing histamine as a paracrine stimulant. The antral hormone gastrin and the neural messenger pituitary adenylyl cyclase–activating peptide (PACAP) potently stimulate histamine synthesis, storage, and secretion by ECL cells. Histamine is stored in secretory vesicles via V-type ATPases and vesicular monoamine transporters of subtype 2 (VMAT-2). Plasmalemmal calcium entry occurs via L-type calcium channels upon stimulation with secretagogues. K+ and Cl channels maintain the membrane potential. Calcium-triggered exocytosis of histamine is mediated by interacting SNARE proteins, especially by synaptobrevin and SNAP-25. Dynamins and amphiphysins appear to play a key role in endocytosis. ECL cells are under transcriptional control of various hormones. Gastrin stimulates transcriptional activity of the histidine decarboxylase (HDC), VMAT-2, and chromogranin A promoter by activation of Sp1 elements and CREB. During chronic infection, pro-inflammatory cytokines are released that can also affect ECL cells, thus impairing their secretory function and viability, which can predispose to hypochlorhydria and gastric carcinogenesis.

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2003-03-01
2024-03-29
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