IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF PANCREASTATIN IN GUINEA PIG, PIG AND HUMAN PANCREAS / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Pancreastatin, a novel peptide isolated from porcine pancreas, is capable of inhibiting the insulin release and the exocrine secretion of the pancreas. In this study, the localization and distribution of pancreastatin in guinea pig, pig and human pancreas were investigated with ABC immunostaining method combined with the glucose oxidase-DAB-nickle developing technique on paraffin sections. The results showed that in human pancreas pancreastatin-like immunoreactive(PLI)cells were mainly dist- ributed in the periphery of the islets. While in guinea pig and pig pancreas, the majority of islets cells showed positive pancreastatin immunostaining. The coexistence of pancreastatin and insulin in the pancreatic islets of guinea pig and pig were also proved with immunostaining of adjacent thin sections. PLI-cells were also found in the epithelium of the ducts and acini of all investigated pancreas. However, in the exocrine portion of human and pig pancreas, PLI-cells were present in amounts smaller than those found in guinea pig pancreas. The significance of the distribution pattern of pancreastatin was discussed.