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Analysis of gastrin receptor gene expression in proliferating cells in the neck zone of gastric fundic glands using laser capture microdissection
Author(s) -
Kazumori Hideaki,
Ishihara Shunji,
Kawashima Kousaku,
Fukuda Ryo,
Chiba Tsutomu,
Kinoshita Yoshikazu
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02084-1
Subject(s) - gastrin , laser capture microdissection , g cell , enterochromaffin like cell , microdissection , biology , cholecystokinin b receptor , receptor , medicine , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , in situ hybridization , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , gene expression , secretion , gene , biochemistry
Gastrin stimulates proliferation of progenitor cells in the neck zone of gastric fundic mucosa. However, whether it directly enhances this proliferation through its receptors remains unclear. We investigated the expression of gastrin receptors in neck zone proliferating cells in rat gastric fundic glands using a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) coupled with laser capture microdissection and in situ RT‐PCR. Gastrin receptor expression was identified in c‐ fos ‐expressing cells located in the neck zone, and results of the RT‐PCR analysis argued against contamination by other cells, such as enterochromaffin‐like, parietal or D cells. Supporting this finding, gastrin receptor gene expression was identified in the neck zone as well as base glands by in situ RT‐PCR. Therefore, it is suggested that proliferating cells in the neck zone are stimulated directly by gastrin via their gastrin receptors.