Abstract
Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder of pancreas which leads to varying degrees of pancreatic endocrine and exocrine dysfunction and manifests in either acute or chronic forms. Spontaneous pancreatitis in experimental animals has rarely been reported. Here, we found acute to chronic courses of spontaneous pancreatitis in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), showing the formation of tubular complexes (TCs) and enhanced islet regeneration. We investigated the expression pattern of clusterin in the pancreas of SHRs based on immunohistochemistry (IHC). IHC analysis revealed the strong expression of clusterin in dedifferentiated duct-like cells and regenerative islets of TCs. These results imply that clusterin might be involved in the formation of TCs and parenchymal regeneration during rat pancreatitis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1553-1557 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Veterinary Medical Science |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grants from the Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science and the Research Institute for Veterinary Science of Seoul National University and Korea Mouse Phenotyping Project (2013M3A9D5072550) of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning through the National Research Foundation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, or preparation of the manuscript.
Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This work was supported by grants from the Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science and the Research Institute for Veterinary Science of Seoul National University and Korea Mouse Phenotyping Project (2013M3A9D5072550) of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning through the National Research Foundation. The funders had no role in study
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© 2018 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- veterinary(all)