EFFECT OF HEROIN DEPENDENCE ON EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF GLUCAGON IN ISLET A CELLS OF RATS / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of heroin dependence on the expression and the function of glucagon in islet A cells of rats.Methods The changes of numerical density on area of A cells and level of plasma glucagon of heroin-dependent rats were investigated by means of the immunohistochemical SABC method,image analysis and radioimmunoassay(RIA).Results As compared with SCG and NCG,it was observed that the number of Glu-IR positive cells increased and the intensity of immunohistochemical staining enhanced in the heroin-dependent groups.The result of image analysis showed that the numerical density on area of A cell apparently increased in the 38-day heroin-dependent group(P