TY - JOUR
T1 - Tissue localization and relative distribution of regulatory peptides in separated layers from the human bowel
AU - Ferri, Gian Luca
AU - Adrian, Thomas E.
AU - Ghatei, Mohammad A.
AU - O'Shaughnessy, Denis J.
AU - Probert, Lesley
AU - Lee, Ying C.
AU - Buchan, Alison M.J.
AU - Polak, Julia M.
AU - Bloom, Stephen R.
PY - 1983/4
Y1 - 1983/4
N2 - The localization and distribution of regulatory peptides was studied in separated epithelium, lamina propria, submucosa, and external muscular layer from 16 specimens of human bowel. Immunoreactive enteroglucagon, gastric inhibitory polypeptide, and neurotensin were almost confined to the epithelial fraction (97.5 ± 2.2%, 97.5 ± 4.2%, and 99.3 ± 1.1% of their respective total content, mean ± SEM) and were only localized in endocrine cells. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-, substance P-, and bombesinlike peptides were virtually restricted to the nonepithelial layers (99.6 ± 0.2%, 99.6 ± 0.2%, and 100%) and were demonstrated exclusively in nerves. A particularly rich vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and substance P-immunoreactive nerve supply was seen in the nonepithelial mucosa, which contained the highest concentrations of these peptides, while bombesin was mainly recovered from the external muscle (87.7 ± 2.7%). Somatostatin, measured with an antiserum highly specific for somatostatin-14, was found throughout the wall, mainly in the epithelium (39.9 ± 5.2%) and lamina propria (29.5 ± 5.9%), but could be immunostained only in endocrine cells.
AB - The localization and distribution of regulatory peptides was studied in separated epithelium, lamina propria, submucosa, and external muscular layer from 16 specimens of human bowel. Immunoreactive enteroglucagon, gastric inhibitory polypeptide, and neurotensin were almost confined to the epithelial fraction (97.5 ± 2.2%, 97.5 ± 4.2%, and 99.3 ± 1.1% of their respective total content, mean ± SEM) and were only localized in endocrine cells. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-, substance P-, and bombesinlike peptides were virtually restricted to the nonepithelial layers (99.6 ± 0.2%, 99.6 ± 0.2%, and 100%) and were demonstrated exclusively in nerves. A particularly rich vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and substance P-immunoreactive nerve supply was seen in the nonepithelial mucosa, which contained the highest concentrations of these peptides, while bombesin was mainly recovered from the external muscle (87.7 ± 2.7%). Somatostatin, measured with an antiserum highly specific for somatostatin-14, was found throughout the wall, mainly in the epithelium (39.9 ± 5.2%) and lamina propria (29.5 ± 5.9%), but could be immunostained only in endocrine cells.
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U2 - 10.1016/0016-5085(83)90146-4
DO - 10.1016/0016-5085(83)90146-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 6186565
AN - SCOPUS:0020678234
SN - 0016-5085
VL - 84
SP - 777
EP - 786
JO - Gastroenterology
JF - Gastroenterology
IS - 4
ER -