Impairment of Intracellular Calcium Homoeostasis in the Exocrine Pancreas after Caerulein-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in the Rat

1996 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Bragado ◽  
J. I. San Roman ◽  
A. González ◽  
L. J. García ◽  
M. A. López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Intracellular Calcium ◽  
Ionized Calcium ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Maximal Increase ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Cholecystokinin Octapeptide ◽  
Clear Dose Response

1. We have measured intracellular calcium concentrations in basal conditions and in response to cholecystokinin-octapeptide and acetylcholine in pancreatic acini isolated from rats with caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis and compared them with those in control rats. 2. We also measured amylase secretion in basal conditions and in response to cholecystokinin-octapeptide in both groups. 3. In pancreatic acini from rats with pancreatitis the basal intracellular calcium concentration was significantly increased (134.9±7.1 nmol/l compared with 71.8 ± 2.9 nmol/l, P < 0.001). Moreover, the maximum values of intracellular calcium attained during the stimulation period were equivalent in acini from control and pancreatitic rats with no statistically significant differences. 4. In acini from control rats the differences between the resting levels of intracellular calcium and the maximum intracellular calcium values (Δ[Ca2+]i) in response to several concentrations of cholecystokinin-octapeptide showed a clear dose—response relationship, with a half-maximal increase at 0.1 nmol/l and a maximal difference (Δ[Ca2+]i = 259 ±50 nmol/l) at 1 nmol/l. In contrast, a right-shifted response, with a statistically significant smaller increase, was observed in acini from pancreatitic rats. 5. Basal amylase release was significantly higher in acini from rats with pancreatitis (11.7 ±1.0% of total compared with 5.9 ±1.1% of total, P < 0.001). In contrast, cholecystokinin-octapeptide and acetylcholine-evoked amylase secretion was reduced by more than 85% in acini from pancreatitic rats. 6. In conclusion, calcium homoeostasis in pancreatic acinar cells from rats with caerulein-induced pancreatitis seems to be impaired. These results suggest excessive release of acinar free ionized calcium, or damage to the integrity of mechanisms that restore low resting levels of intracellular free ionized calcium, and the consequent calcium toxicity could be the key trigger in caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis.

Tyrphostins inhibit secretagogue-induced 1,4,5-IP3 production and amylase release in pancreatic acini

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (3) ◽  
pp. G363-G371
Author(s):  
A. Piiper ◽  
D. Stryjek-Kaminska ◽  
J. Stein ◽  
W. F. Caspary ◽  
S. Zeuzem
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Phosphorylation Site ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Cholecystokinin Octapeptide ◽  
Permeabilized Cells

We examined the role of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tyrphostins) in secretagogue-induced inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (1,4,5-IP3) production and amylase secretion in rat pancreatic acinar cells. The data show that various specific cell-permeant tyrphostins (methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, tyrphostin 25, and genistein) inhibited the cholecystokinin octapeptide-, carbachol-, and bombesin-induced 1,4,5-IP3 production and amylase release. In digitonin-permeabilized cells, tyrphostins decreased 1,4,5-IP3 accumulation and amylase release generated by directly stimulating G proteins with the weakly hydrolyzable GTP analogue guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate). Tyrphostins had no effect on vasoactive intestinal peptide-induced amylase secretion. In isolated pancreatic acinar membranes, cholecystokinin octapeptide caused a rapid increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of a synthetic peptide containing the 12-amino acid sequence around a tyrosine phosphorylation site in pp6osrc. These results provide evidence that tyrosine kinases are involved in the activation of phospholipase C by G protein-coupled receptors in pancreatic acinar cells.

scholarly journals Cholecystokinin octapeptide inhibits Ca2+-dependent amylase secretion from permeabilized pancreatic acini by blocking the MgATP-dependent priming of exocytosis

1998 ◽  
Vol 330 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Philip PADFIELD ◽  
Ninder PANESAR
Keyword(s):  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Secretory Response ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Rapid Phase ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Cholecystokinin Octapeptide ◽  
Cholecystokinin Receptor ◽  
Specific Antagonist

At present little is known about how the low-affinity cholecystokinin receptor inhibits secretagogue-stimulated amylase secretion from pancreatic acinar cells. To examine this question we have determined how cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK8) influences Ca2+-dependent amylase secretion from α-toxin-permeabilized pancreatic acini. CCK8 significantly inhibited Ca2+-stimulated amylase secretion. The inhibitory actions of CCK8 were completely blocked by the addition of JMV-180, a specific antagonist for the low-affinity CCK8 receptor. Previous studies have shown that Ca2+-dependent amylase secretion from α-toxin-permeabilized acini has two distinct phases [Padfield and Panesar (1997) Am. J. Physiol. 36, G655-660]. There is an initial rapid phase of secretion which represents release from exocytotic sites primed by MgATP prior to permeabilization. This is followed by a slower sustained phase of secretion which, in part, reflects the MgATP-dependent repriming of the exocytotic machinery. CCK8 did not influence the initial rapid phase of the Ca2+-dependent secretory response, but inhibited the second slower sustained phase. Moreover, CCK8 was shown to inhibit the MgATP-dependent priming of exocytosis in the acini. These results indicate that the low-affinity CCK receptor blocks stimulated amylase secretion by inhibiting the MgATP-dependent repriming of exocytosis.

scholarly journals Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is present in pancreatic acinar cells and regulates amylase secretion through cAMP

2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (1) ◽  
pp. G26-G33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Hou ◽  
Stephen A. Ernst ◽  
Kaeli Heidenreich ◽  
John A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Central Nervous System Stimulation ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Increase Insulin Secretion

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a glucoincretin hormone that can act through its receptor (GLP-1R) on pancreatic β-cells and increase insulin secretion and production. GLP-1R agonists are used clinically to treat type 2 diabetes. GLP-1 may also regulate the exocrine pancreas at multiple levels, including inhibition through the central nervous system, stimulation indirectly through insulin, and stimulation directly on acinar cells. However, it has been unclear whether GLP-1R is present in pancreatic acini and what physiological functions these receptors regulate. In the current study we utilized GLP-1R knockout (KO) mice to study the role of GLP-1R in acinar cells. RNA expression of GLP-1R was detected in acutely isolated pancreatic acini. Acinar cell morphology and expression of digestive enzymes were not affected by loss of GLP-1R. GLP-1 induced amylase secretion in wild-type (WT) acini. In GLP-1R KO mice, this effect was abolished, whereas vasoactive intestinal peptide-induced amylase release in KO acini showed a pattern similar to that in WT acini. GLP-1 stimulated cAMP production and increased protein kinase A-mediated protein phosphorylation in WT acini, and these effects were absent in KO acini. These data show that GLP-1R is present in pancreatic acinar cells and that GLP-1 can regulate secretion through its receptor and cAMP signaling pathway.

scholarly journals Pitfalls in AR42J-model of cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0242706
Author(s):  
Marcus Hollenbach ◽  
Sebastian Sonnenberg ◽  
Ines Sommerer ◽  
Jana Lorenz ◽  
Albrecht Hoffmeister
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Transfection Efficacy ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Amylase Production

Background AR42J are immortalized pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells that share similarities with pancreatic acinar cells. AR42J are often used as a cell-culture model of cerulein (CN)-induced acute pancreatitis (AP). Nevertheless, it is controversial how to treat AR42J for reliable induction of AP-like processes. Gene knockout and/or overexpression often remain challenging, as well. In this study, we demonstrate conditions for a reliable induction of proinflammatory markers upon CN treatment in AR42J and high transfection efficacy using Glyoxalase-I (Glo-I) as a target of interest. Methods Effects of dexamethasone (dexa) and CN on cell morphology and amylase secretion were analyzed via ELISA of supernatant. IL-6, TNF-α and NF-κB-p65 were measured via qRT-PCR, ELISA and Western Blot (WB). Transfection efficacy was determined by WB, qRT-PCR and immune fluorescence of pEGFP-N1-Glo-I-Vector and Glo-I-siRNA. Results Treatment of AR42J with 100 nm dexa is mandatory for differentiation to an acinar-cell-like phenotype and amylase production. CN resulted in secretion of amylase but did not influence amylase production. High levels of CN-induced amylase secretion were detected between 3 and 24 hours of incubation. Treatment with LPS alone or in combination with CN did not influence amylase release compared to control or CN. CN treatment resulted in increased TNF-α production but not secretion and did not influence IL-6 mRNA. CN-induced stimulation of NF-κB was found to be highest on protein levels after 6h of incubation. Transient transfection was able to induce overexpression on protein and mRNA levels, with highest effect after 12 to 24 hours. Gene-knockdown was achieved by using 30 pmol of siRNA leading to effective reduction of protein levels after 72 hours. CN did not induce amylase secretion in AR42J cell passages beyond 35. Conclusion AR42J cells demonstrate a reliable in-vitro model of CN-induced AP but specific conditions are mandatory to obtain reproducible data.

Effect of a Rab3A effector domain-related peptide, CCK, and EGF in permeabilized pancreatic acini

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. G350-G356
Author(s):  
S. Zeuzem ◽  
D. Stryjek-Kaminska ◽  
W. F. Caspary ◽  
J. Stein ◽  
A. Piiper
Keyword(s):  
Dose Response ◽  
Response Curve ◽  
Dose Response Curve ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Small Molecular Weight ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Effector Domain ◽  
Domain Peptide

We report here that a synthetic peptide of the effector domain of the small-molecular-weight GTP-binding protein Rab3A (EDRab3AL) is a potent stimulator of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] production and amylase secretion in digitonin-permeabilized pancreatic acini. Moreover, the Rab3A effector domain peptide caused phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate breakdown, indicating that the observed increase in Ins(1,4,5)P3 is due to stimulation of a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC). The dose-response curve for EDRab3AL-induced amylase release was biphasic, showing a maximum at 0.3 nM EDRab3AL and a decline at higher peptide concentrations. By contrast, the dose-response curve for EDRab3AL-induced Ins(1,4,5)P3 production was monophasic, showing stimulation with increasing EDRab3AL concentrations. A peptide of the effector domain of Rab1A, EDRab1AL, had no effect, indicating that the response to EDRab3AL is specific. Cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) and EDRab3AL had additive effects on the acinar Ins(1,4,5)P3 level. Epidermal growth factor (EGF), which has recently been shown to inhibit CCK-8-induced Ins(1,4,5)P3 production in pancreatic acinar cells, also decreased EDRab3AL-induced Ins(1,4,5)P3 production. These results suggest that EDRab3AL and CCK-8 act on the same EGF-inhibitable PLC by independent mechanisms. CCK-8 increased and EGF decreased amylase release in response to submaximal EDRab3AL concentrations. By contrast, at supramaximal EDRab3AL concentrations EGF increased and CCK-8 decreased EDRab3AL-stimulated amylase release. EDRab3AL had no effect in intact acini, indicating that the site of action of EDRab3AL is intracellular. We conclude that EDRab3AL regulates phosphoinositide-specific PLC activity and thereby amylase secretion in an analogous fashion to CCK-8, but from within the cell.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

scholarly journals Src kinases play a novel dual role in acute pancreatitis affecting severity but no role in stimulated enzyme secretion

2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (11) ◽  
pp. G1015-G1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Nuche-Berenguer ◽  
Irene Ramos-Álvarez ◽  
R. T. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Enzyme Secretion ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Enzyme Release ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini

In pancreatic acinar cells, the Src family of kinases (SFK) is involved in the activation of several signaling cascades that are implicated in mediating cellular processes (growth, cytoskeletal changes, apoptosis). However, the role of SFKs in various physiological responses such as enzyme secretion or in pathophysiological processes such as acute pancreatitis is either controversial, unknown, or incompletely understood. To address this, in this study, we investigated the role/mechanisms of SFKs in acute pancreatitis and enzyme release. Enzyme secretion was studied in rat dispersed pancreatic acini, in vitro acute-pancreatitis-like changes induced by supramaximal COOH-terminal octapeptide of cholecystokinin (CCK). SFK involvement assessed using the chemical SFK inhibitor (PP2) with its inactive control, 4-amino-7-phenylpyrazol[3,4-d]pyrimidine (PP3), under experimental conditions, markedly inhibiting SFK activation. In CCK-stimulated pancreatic acinar cells, activation occurred of trypsinogen, various MAP kinases (p42/44, JNK), transcription factors (signal transducer and activator of transcription-3, nuclear factor-κB, activator protein-1), caspases (3, 8, and 9) inducing apoptosis, LDH release reflective of necrosis, and various chemokines secreted (monocyte chemotactic protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α, regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted). All were inhibited by PP2, not by PP3, except caspase activation leading to apoptosis, which was increased, and trypsin activation, which was unaffected, as was CCK-induced amylase release. These results demonstrate SFK activation is playing a dual role in acute pancreatitis, inhibiting apoptosis and promoting necrosis as well as chemokine/cytokine release inducing inflammation, leading to more severe disease, as well as not affecting secretion. Thus, our studies indicate that SFK is a key mediator of inflammation and pancreatic acinar cell death in acute pancreatitis, suggesting it could be a potential therapeutic target in acute pancreatitis.

EGF inhibits secretagogue-induced cAMP production and amylase secretion by Gi proteins in pancreatic acini

1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. G676-G682 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Stryjek-Kaminska ◽  
A. Piiper ◽  
S. Zeuzem
Keyword(s):  
Adenylyl Cyclase ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Egf Receptor ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Camp Accumulation ◽  
Camp Production ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini

In pancreatic acinar cells, the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor interacts with both cholera toxin- and pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G proteins. In the present study, isolated rat pancreatic acini were used to investigate the effect of EGF on basal and secretagogue-induced adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) production and amylase release. EGF increased cAMP production and amylase release in pancreatic acini. However, cAMP accumulation and amylase release elicited by either vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) or forskolin were inhibited by EGF (17 nM). EGF inhibited the VIP-induced cAMP production and amylase release with a half-maximal effective concentration of 3 and 2 nM, respectively. EGF had no effect on the N6,2'-O-dibutyryladenosine-3',5'-monophosphate-stimulated amylase release, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of EGF on the VIP- and forskolin-induced cAMP production is due to inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. PTX pretreatment of the acini led to an increase of the basal, EGF-, and VIP-stimulated cAMP accumulation and amylase release, indicating that PTX-sensitive G proteins exert tonic inhibition of adenylyl cyclase even in the absence of agonist. In PTX-pretreated acini, the inhibitory effect of EGF on the VIP-induced cAMP production and amylase release was abolished. In conclusion, these results suggest that EGF inhibits secretagogue-induced cAMP production via activation of PTX-sensitive G proteins in rat pancreatic acini, whereas EGF-induced cAMP production and amylase release occurs via a PTX-insensitive pathway.

Characterization of sustained [Ca2+]i increase in pancreatic acinar cells and its relation to amylase secretion

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (5) ◽  
pp. G792-G801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Tsunoda ◽  
E. L. Stuenkel ◽  
J. A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Cytosolic Ph ◽  
Cell Stimulation ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Fura 2 ◽  
Plateau Level

The sustained increase in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) during maximal stimulation of rat pancreatic acini with carbamylcholine (10(-5) M) was investigated in individual acinar cells by microspectrofluorometric analysis of fura-2. After the large initial [Ca2+]i increase from intracellular stores, [Ca2+]i remained significantly elevated as long as the stimulus was applied. The amplitude of this plateau was dependent on the median Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o) being 45-50 nM above prestimulation in medium with 1 mM [Ca2+]o increasing to 90 nM at 10 mM [Ca2+]o. This Ca2+ plateau was completely blocked by 2.5 mM Ni2+ and 0.25 mM La3+ but was unaffected by elevated K+ or the Ca2+ channel blocker D 600. Mn2+ was able to enter the cytosol after the cell stimulation as indicated by intracellular quenching of fura-2, indicating that acinar cells possess a Mn2(+)-permeable Ca2+ channel. Elimination of [Ca2+]o or addition of Ni2+ and Mn2+ to the medium reduced the level of sustained amylase secretion in a reversible manner under superfusion conditions. Increasing [Ca2+]i above the normal level by increasing [Ca2+]o had no effect on amylase secretion. The process for sustained Ca2+ entry was pH sensitive; decreasing extracellular pH (pHo) to 6.5-6.8 during the cell stimulation resulted in a reduction of the sustained [Ca2+]i plateau level and a decrease in sustained amylase secretion. By contrast, increasing pHo to 8.0 enhanced the level of the sustained [Ca2+]i in a Ni2(+)-sensitive manner but did not increase amylase release. Changes in cytosolic pH had only minimal effects on the sustained [Ca2+]i plateau. The results demonstrate a receptor-mediated Ca2+ entry mechanism, which results in a small increase in [Ca2+]i important in the maintenance of sustained amylase release.

scholarly journals Stimulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production by peptides corresponding to the effector domain of different Rab3 isoforms and cross-linking of an effector domain peptide target

1995 ◽  
Vol 309 (2) ◽  
pp. 621-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Piiper ◽  
D Stryjek-Kaminska ◽  
R Jahn ◽  
S Zeuzem
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Maximal Response ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Amylase Secretion ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Effector Domain ◽  
Inositol 1,4,5 Trisphosphate ◽  
Domain Peptide

Rab3 proteins are localized on secretory vesicles and appear to be involved in regulated exocytosis. We have previously shown that a modified peptide corresponding to the effector domain of the small molecular mass GTP-binding protein Rab3A, Rab3AAL, stimulates inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] production and amylase release in digitonin-permeabilized pancreatic acini. Experiments using monoclonal antibodies reveal that the Rab3-like protein present in pancreatic acini is not the Rab3A isoform. However, since the putative effector domains of the four as yet known Rab3 proteins (A, B, C and D) differ only in the C-terminal four amino acid residues, Rab3A effector domain peptide could mimic the action of the pancreas-specific Rab3 isoform. In the present study we report that peptides corresponding to the different Rab3 isoforms stimulate both Ins(1,4,5)P3 production and amylase secretion with an order of potency Rab3B/D > Rab3AAL > Rab3A = Rab3C. For Rab3A, B/D and C effector domain peptides the concentrations causing half-maximal response (EC50) were 3, 0.2 and 3 nM for Ins(1,4,5)P3 accumulation and 0.3, 0.02 and 0.3 nM for amylase release, respectively. A Rab1A effector domain peptide, Rab1AAL, and a scrambled peptide of Rab3AAL were less potent by several orders of magnitude in eliciting these responses compared with native Rab3 effector domain peptides. None of the peptides influenced Ins(1,4,5)P3 production and amylase release in intact acini. Cross-linking of 125I-Rab3B/D peptide to pancreatic acinar membranes showed a band at 70 to 75 kDa with maximum intensity at 75 kDa. Radiolabelling of the substrates could be displaced by unlabelled Rab3B/D peptide, and to a lesser extend by Rab3A peptide, whereas the scrambled peptide of Rab3AAL had no effect. These data suggest that phospholipase C and exocytosis might be regulated by Rab3B-or Rab3D-like proteins in pancreatic acinar cells. A 75 kDa protein that preferentially cross-linked to 125I-Rab3B/D effector domain peptide is a potential candidate as an effector protein of Rab3 effector domain peptides.

Expression of NK-1 and NK-3 tachykinin receptors in pancreatic acinar cells after acute experimental pancreatitis in rats

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (3) ◽  
pp. G518-G524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Broccardo ◽  
Giorgio Linari ◽  
Simona Agostini ◽  
Giusi Amadoro ◽  
Francesco Carpino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Substance P ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Amylase Release ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Tachykinin Receptors ◽  
New Findings

Activation of neurokinin (NK)-1 receptors but not of NK-3 stimulates amylase release from isolated pancreatic acini of the rat. Immunofluorescence studies show that NK-1 receptors are more strongly expressed than NK-3 receptors on pancreatic acinar cells under basal conditions. No studies have examined the expression of the two NK receptor populations in pancreatic acini during pancreatitis in rats. We therefore investigated the relationships between expression of these two tachykinin receptors and experimental acute pancreatitis induced by stimulating pancreatic amylase with caerulein (CK) in rats. Hyperstimulation of the pancreas by CK caused an increase in plasma amylase and pancreatic water content and resulted in morphological evidence of cytoplasmic vacuolization. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed a similar percentage of NK-1 receptor antibody immunoreactive acinar cells in rats with pancreatitis and in normal rat tissue but a larger percentage of NK-3 receptor immunoreactive cells in acute pancreatitis than in normal pancreas. Western blot analysis of NK-1 and NK-3 receptor protein levels after CK-induced pancreatitis showed no change in NK-1 receptors but a stronger increase in NK-3 receptor expression in pancreatic acini compared with normal rats thus confirming the immunofluorescence data. These new findings support previous evidence that substance P-mediated functions within the pancreas go beyond sensory signal transduction contributing to neurogenic inflammation, and they suggest that substance P plays a role in regulating pancreatic exocrine secretion via acinar NK-1 receptors. The significant increase in NK-3 receptors during pancreatic stimulation suggests that NK-3 receptors also intervene in the pathogenesis of mild acute pancreatitis in rats.

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