Detection of P-glycoprotein on endothelial and endocrine cells of the human pancreatic islets by C 494 monoclonal antibody
✍ Scribed by D. Bani; M. L. Brandi; C. A. Axiotis; T. Bani-Sacchi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 875 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-119X
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✦ Synopsis
P-glycoprotein, an integral membrane protein acting as an energy-dependent efflux pump, has been detected immunocytochemically in the human pancreatic islets using C 494 monoclonal antibody. Intense P-glycoprotein immunoreactivity was found in both endothelial cells of islet blood capillaries and in endocrine cells. Strong expression of P-glycoprotein has been found in the capillary blood vessels at blood-tissue barrier sites and in numerous kinds of cells with secretory/excretory function. Therefore the present findings suggest that P-glycoprotein may play a role in controlling the composition of the extracellular fluids and the intracellular milieu of endocrine islet cells and possibly in regulating their secretory activity.