Uses
Litorin, an amphibian bombesin peptide derivative, is an bombesin receptor agonist. Litorin stimulates the contraction of smooth muscle, stimulates gastrin, gastric acid, and pancreatic secretion, and suppresses the nutriment in vivo[1][2].
References
[1] Kam Leung. 99mTc-pGlu-Gln-Trp-Ala-Val-Gly-His-Phe-Met-NH2. Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD). 2007 Oct 1. PMID:20641931
[2] J M Siegfried, et al. Effects of bombesin and gastrin-releasing peptide on human bronchial epithelial cells from a series of donors: individual variation and modulation by bombesin analogs. Anat Rec. 1993 May;236(1):241-7. DOI:
10.1002/ar.1092360129
