Generalized and selective feedback inhibition of secretion of pancreatic enzymes

Selective inhibition of secretion of proteinases, amylase and lipase by the pancreas, was revealed. The inhibition is directly dependent on the dose of intraluminal enzymes. The latter's increase transforms the selective inhibition into a generalised one. Possible mechanisms of selective and generalised feedback inhibition of the exocrine pancreatic secretion is discussed, the secretion playing an important role in urgent adaptation of the pancreatic enzymes secretion to the duodenal chyme properties.