Warren JR, Trump MJ, Reddy JK, Becich MJ. Carbamylcholine stimulation of protein secretion in pancreatic acinar carcinoma of rat.
Cancer Lett 1982;
15:245-53. [PMID:
6180826 DOI:
10.1016/0304-3835(82)90125-2]
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Abstract
Pancreatic acinar carcinoma fragments, pulse-chase labeled with [3H]-leucine, responded to carbamylcholine chloride by increased secretion of [3H]leucine-labeled protein into external buffer medium. Secretion of labeled protein by the carcinoma fragments increased in concentration-dependent fashion between 10(-8) -10(-5) M carbamylcholine, was completely inhibited at 4 degrees C, and was accompanied by an equivalent increase in the secretion of preformed amylase. A maximally effective carbamylcholine concentration of 10(-5) M was observed for both carcinoma fragments and normal pancreas lobules. However, the maximal rate of protein secretion by the carcinoma fragments was only approximately one-fifth the rate determined for the normal pancreas lobules. This modest secretory response indicates a population of partially differentiated cells in the pancreatic acinar carcinoma which secrete less enzyme than fully differentiated adult pancreatic acinar cells. Secretory responsiveness can be utilized as a quantitative acinar cell response in studies on differentiation in pancreatic carcinoma.
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