glucagon-like peptide

noun

: either of two intestinal hormones secreted together when nutrients (such as carbohydrates and lipids) are present in the small intestine:

a

or glucagon-like peptide 1 : one that stimulates insulin secretion and inhibits glucagon secretion, stomach emptying, and food intake

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved agents that increase blood glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) activity or levels and stimulate insulin secretion (in a glucose-dependent manner) while inhibiting glucagon secretion.

—Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, The New England Journal of Medicine

b

or glucagon-like peptide 2 : one that stimulates cell proliferation in the intestinal mucosa and has little effect on insulin secretion