Somatostatin release

"Somatostatin release" is not the name of a molecule, receptor, or canonical therapeutic target. Instead, it refers to the physiological process by which the hormone somatostatin is secreted from various cells in the body—including neurons and secretory cells in the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas[1][2][3][4]. Somatostatin itself is a peptide hormone that acts via specific G protein-coupled receptors (somatostatin receptors SSTR1–SSTR5) to inhibit secretion of numerous other hormones and regulate diverse biological functions[5][6][7]. However, "somatostatin release" describes an event or process rather than a discrete molecular entity or druggable target. Therefore, this entry should be flagged as incorrect for structured data extraction about molecular targets.