Insulin and C-peptide co-localization in theβ granules of normal human pancreas and insulinomas

1989 ◽  
Vol 416 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Kalina ◽  
Lars Grimelius ◽  
Bjorn Cedermark ◽  
Ilan Hammel
1966 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Deckert ◽  
Kai R. Jorgensen

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a difference could be demonstrated between crystalline insulin extracted from normal human pancreas, and crystalline insulin extracted from bovine and porcine pancreas. Using Hales & Randle's (1963) immunoassay no immunological differences could be demonstrated between human and pig insulin. On the other hand, a significant difference was found, between pig and ox insulin. An attempt was also made to determine whether an immunological difference could be demonstrated between crystalline pig insulin and crystalline human insulin from non diabetic subjects on the one hand and endogenous, circulating insulin from normal subjects, obese subjects and diabetic subjects on the other. No such difference was found. From these experiments it is concluded that endogenous insulin in normal, obese and diabetic human sera is immunologically identical with human, crystalline insulin from non diabetic subjects and crystalline pig insulin.


1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (2) ◽  
pp. G487-G494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Marino ◽  
Virginia Jeanes ◽  
Walter F. Boron ◽  
Bernhard M. Schmitt

The cellular mechanisms of [Formula: see text] secretion in the human pancreas are unclear. Expression of a Na+-[Formula: see text]cotransporter (NBC) mRNA has been observed recently, but the distribution and physiological role of the NBC protein are not known. Here we examined the expression and localization of NBC in human pancreas by Northern blot, immunoblot, and immunofluorescence microscopy. Rat kidney NBC probes detected a single 9.5-kb band by Northern blot. On immunoblots, two polyclonal antisera directed against different epitopes of rat kidney NBC identified a single ∼130-kDa protein. In cryosections of normal human pancreas, both antisera labeled basolateral membranes of large, morphologically identifiable ducts and produced a distinct labeling pattern in the remainder of the parenchyma. In double-labeling experiments, NBC immunoreactivity in the parenchyma colocalized with the Na+-K+pump, a basolateral marker. In contrast, NBC and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, an apical membrane marker, were detected within the same histological structures but at different subcellular localizations. The NBC antisera did not label acinar or islet cells. Our observations suggest that secretion of[Formula: see text] by human pancreatic duct cells involves the basolateral uptake of Na+and[Formula: see text] via NBC, an electrogenic Na+-[Formula: see text]cotransporter.


Author(s):  
J�rg Ringel ◽  
Ralf Jesnowski ◽  
Christian Schmidt ◽  
Jens Ringel ◽  
Hans J. K�hler ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 303 (9) ◽  
pp. G1017-G1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ihsan Ekin Demir ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Elke Tieftrunk ◽  
Nathalia A. Giese ◽  
Baocai Xing ◽  
...  

The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family member neurturin (NRTN) and its receptor GFRα2 play a deciding role in the normal development of pancreatic parasympathetic innervation. In this study, we aimed at investigating the role of NRTN/GFRα2 axis in pancreatic neuropathy in human chronic pancreatitis (CP). Expression of NRTN/GFRα2 was compared between normal human pancreas (NP) and CP tissues via immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and quantitative RT-PCR and correlated to abdominal pain sensation. To elucidate the impact of NRTN in pancreatic neuroplasticity, neuronal phenotype and glial density were quantified via an in vitro neuroplasticity assay in dissociated newborn rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) cultured 1) in CP tissue extracts depleted from NRTN, 2) in NP, 3) in untreated CP tissue extracts, and 4) CP extracts in which nerve growth factor, glial cell derived-neurotrophic factor, or TGF-β1was depleted. NRTN and GFRα2 were highly upregulated in CP, especially in intrapancreatic nerves and the extracellular matrix. CP tissue demonstrated increased amounts of mature multimeric NRTN and elevated levels of GFRα2. The noticeable neurotrophic effect of CP tissue extracts on DRG neurons was diminished upon blockade of NRTN from these extracts. However, blockade of NRTN from CP extracts did not influence the density of DRG glia cells. In conclusion, the NRTN/GFRα2 axis is activated during the course of CP and represents a major key player in the reactive neural alterations in CP. This is the first study to provide functional evidence for the contribution of neurotrophic factors to neuroplasticity in CP.


Pancreatology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 588
Author(s):  
V. Rebours ◽  
M. Albuquerque ◽  
P. Ruszniewski ◽  
A. Sauvanet ◽  
V. Paradis ◽  
...  

1990 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masamitsu Nakazato ◽  
Junko Asai ◽  
Mikiya Miyazato ◽  
Shigeru Matsukura ◽  
Kenji Kangawa ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 254-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angélica Morales ◽  
Felipe Vilchis ◽  
Bertha Chávez ◽  
Carlos Chan ◽  
Guillermo Robles-Díaz ◽  
...  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUN-ICHIRO MIYAGAWA ◽  
TOSHIAKI HANAFUSA ◽  
REIKO SASADA ◽  
KOJI YAMAMOTO ◽  
KOICHI IGARASHI ◽  
...  

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