ENHANCED INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I GENE-EXPRESSION IN REGENERATING RAT PANCREAS

被引:118
作者
SMITH, FE [1 ]
ROSEN, KM [1 ]
VILLAKOMAROFF, L [1 ]
WEIR, GC [1 ]
BONNERWEIR, S [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, CHILDRENS HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
关键词
SOMATOMEDIN-C; PANCREATIC BETA CELL; PANCREATIC DUCTULES; INSITU HYBRIDIZATION;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.14.6152
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) mRNA expression was studied after 90% partial pancreatectomy in the rat to determine whether IGF-I was associated with pancreatic regeneration. The level of IGF-I mRNA was maximally increased (4-fold above control value) 3 days after pancreatectomy, but thereafter gradually decreased, returning to control levels by 14 days after surgery. By in situ hybridization, IGF-I mRNA in both pancreatectomized and sham-operated rats was localized to capillary endothelial cells, indicating that this is the site of IGF-I expression in the normal rat pancreas. However, enhanced IGF-I mRNA expression was localized to focal areas of regeneration unique to pancreatectomized rats. In these areas, epithelial cells of proliferating ductules and individual connective tissue cells expressed IGF-I, suggesting that IGF-I may play an important role in the growth or differentiation of pancreatic tissue.
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页码:6152 / 6156
页数:5
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