Immunohistochemical study of the gastrointestinal endocrine cells in the Mongolian Gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus |
Jae-hyun Lee1, Hyeung-sik Lee2, Sae-kwang Ku3, Ki-dae Park1, Kil-soo Kim4 |
1Department of Histology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, kyungsan University 3Pharmacology & Toxicology Lab., Central Research Laboratories, Dong-Wha Pharm. Ind. Co. 4Department of Laboratory Animal Research, Asan Institute for Life Science |
몽골리안 저빌(Meriones unguiculatus)의 위장관 내분비 세포에 대한 면역조직화학적 연구 |
이재현1, 이형식2, 구세광3, 박기대1, 김길수4 |
1경북대학교 수의과대학 조직화교실 2경산대학교 자연과학부 생물학과 3동화약품 (주) 중앙연구소 약리독성연구실 4아산생명과학연구소 실험동물연구실 |
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Abstract |
In order to study the regional distribution and relative frequency of the immunoreactive endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract of the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, the gastrointestinal tract was divided into 9 portions (cardia, fundus, pylorus, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, colon and rectum) and immunostained by immunohistochemical (PAP) method using 8 types of specific antisera against cholecystokinin (CCK)-8, gastrin, secretin, pancreatic polypeptide(PP), somatostatin, serotonin, glucagon and insulin. CCK-8-, gastrin-, somatostatin- and serotonin-immunoreactive cells were demonstrated in this study. These immunoreactive cells were found in the gastric gland regions of the pylorus or between parietal and chief cells of the fundus with round to spherical shaped, and in the interepithelial regions of the intestinal tract with spherical to spindle shaped except for jejunum where some of immunoreactive cells were also observed in the intestinal glands with round to spherical shaped. CCK-8-immunoreactive cells were restricted to the pylorus and duodenum with numerous and a few frequency, respectively. Gastrin-immunoreactive cells were restricted to the pylorus with numerous frequency. Similar to those of gastrin-immunoreactive cells, somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were restricted to pylorus with moderate frequency. Serotonin-immunoreactive cells were detected throughout whole gastrointestinal tract except for cardia and cecum with moderate or numerous frequency. However, no secretin-, PP-, glucagon- and insulin-immunoreactive cells were observed in this study. From these results, the appearance type, regional distribution and relative frequency of immunoreactive endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract of the Mongolian gerbils were somewhat lowered or restricted compared to those of other mammals and these differences were might be caused by feeding habits and species specification. |
Key Words:
Mongolian gerbil, gastrointestinal tract, endocrine cell, immunohistochemistry, immunoreactive cell |
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