VIP-, substance P-, gastrin/CCK-, bombesin-, somatostatin- and glucagon-like immunoreactivities in the gut of the rainbow trout,Salmo gairdneri |
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Authors: | Dr S Holmgren C Vaillant R Dimaline |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoophysiology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden;(2) Department of Physiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England;(3) Dept. of Zoophysiology, University of Göteborg, Box 25059, S-400 31 Göteborg, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Summary The presence of peptides in the gastrointestinal tract of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, was investigated immunocytochemically. VIP-like immunoreactivity was demonstrated in nerves in all layers of the stomach and the intestine, whereas substance P-like immunoreactivity was localized to endocrine cells, predominantly in the mucosa of the stomach, and to nerves mainly concentrated in the myenteric plexus throughout the gut. Endocrine cells reactive to gastrin/CCK antiserum were demonstrated in the intestinal mucosa, while no immunoreactivity was found in the stomach. Bombesin-immunoreactive and somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were localized in the stomach mucosa, and cells reactive to glucagon antiserum in the intestinal mucosa. Radioimmunoassay of stomach mucosa and muscle confirmed the presence of VIP-like and substance P-like immunoreactivity in these tissues, while gastrin/CCK-like immunoreactivity was low and bombesin-like immuno-reactivity was insignificant. In conclusion, molecules resembling the mammalian brain-gut peptides may be involved in the neuronal and hormonal control of gut function in fish. |
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Keywords: | Neuropeptides Gut hormones Immunohistochemistry Radioimmunoassay Teleosts |
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