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].
in vivo
Litorin stimulates the contraction of smooth muscle, stimulates gastrin, gastric acid, and pancreatic secretion, and suppresses the nutriment in in vivo experiments[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
