title: CXCL14-Like Immunoreactivity Exists in Somatostatin-Containing Cells of Mouse Pancreas.
abstract: Immunohistochemical techniques were employed to investigate the distribution of the chemokine CXCL14, in the mouse pancreas. CXCL14-immunoreactive cells were detected in the peripheral region of the pancreatic islets and were immunoreactive for somatostatin, but not for glucagon, insulin, and pancreatic polypeptide. Immunoelectron microscopy indicated that the CXCL14-like peptide and somatostatin co-existed in the secretory granules. CXCL14, secreted from somatostatin-containing cells, may modulate insulin secretion in a paracrine fashion, and play a novel role in glucose homeostasis in addition to its well-known chemotactic activities.
authors: Department of Biology, Fukuoka University of Education , Akamabunkyo-machi 1-1, Munakata, Fukuoka 811-4192, Japan.
authors: Hirohumi
authors: H
authors: Suzuki
authors: Brain Functions and Neuroscience Unit, Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University , Inaoka-cho 82, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-8580, Japan.
authors: Toshiharu
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
keywords: BRAK; CXCL14; mouse; pancreas; somatostatin