Localization and relative abundance of PACAP receptor mRNAs in rat peripheral tissues
Structures | PAC1-R | VPAC1-R | VPAC2-R | References |
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Peripheral nervous system | ||||
Superior cervical ganglia | ++/+++ | − | − | Nogi et al., 1997b; Braas and May, 1999 |
Cardiac ganglia | + | Braas et al., 1998 | ||
Eye | ||||
Retina | + | + | + | D'Agata and Cavallaro, 1998 |
Ganglion cells | ++ | Seki et al., 1997 | ||
Endocrine glands | ||||
Anterior pituitary | ++/+++ | −/+ | +/++ | Lutz et al., 1993; Usdin et al., 1994; Rawlings et al., 1995; Vertongen et al., 1995b; Hashimoto et al., 1996a; Shioda et al., 1997a |
GH cells | + | − | − | Vertongen et al., 1995b |
PRL cells | ++ | − | + | Vertongen et al., 1995b |
Intermediate lobe of the pituitary | −/+ | + | Usdin et al., 1994; Hashimoto et al., 1996a; Shioda et al., 1997a | |
Posterior pituitary | −/+ | Hashimoto et al., 1996a; René et al., 1996; Shioda et al., 1997a | ||
Adrenal gland | ++ | Hashimoto et al., 1993 | ||
Cortex | − | + | ++ | Usdin et al., 1994; Nogi et al., 1997a |
Medulla-Chromaffin cells | ++ | ++ | + | Usdin et al., 1994; Moller and Sundler, 1996; Nogi et al., 1997a |
Pancreas | + | ++ | + | Filipsson et al., 1998b; Tamakawa et al., 1998 |
Pancreatic beta islets | ++ | − | ++ | Usdin et al., 1994; Chatterjee et al., 1996; Filipson et al., 1998a |
Liver | + | + | + | Hosoya et al., 1993; Usdin et al., 1994 |
Gonads | ||||
Testis | + | ++ | Usdin et al., 1994 | |
Early germ cells | − | − | ++ | Usdin et al., 1994;Krempels et al., 1995 |
Seminiferous tubules | + | Krempels et al., 1995 | ||
Ovary | ||||
Granulosa and cumulus cells | + | − | +/++ | Usdin et al., 1994; Scaldaferri et al., 1996; Shioda et al., 1996; Kotani et al., 1998; Park et al., 2000 |
Corpus luteum | + | Kotani et al., 1997 | ||
Urinary tract | ||||
Kidney | + | + | Usdin et al., 1994 | |
Respiratory tract | ||||
Lung | + | ++ | + | Ishihara et al., 1992; Hosoya et al., 1993; Usdin et al., 1994; Chatterjee et al., 1996; Pei, 1998 |
Tracheo-bronchial wall | + | + | Ishihara et al., 1992; Sreedharan et al., 1993; Usdin et al., 1994 | |
Digestive system | ||||
Intestine | ++ | Ishihara et al., 1992; Usdin et al., 1994 | ||
Stomach | − | + | Usdin et al., 1994; Teng et al., 1998 | |
Gastric enterochromaffin-like cells | + | Zeng et al., 1999 | ||
Lymphoid tissues | ||||
Spleen | − | +/++ | Usdin et al., 1994 | |
Thymus | ++ | + | Usdin et al., 1994 | |
Macrophages | + | Pozo et al., 1997 | ||
Lymphocytes | − | + | + | Waschek et al., 1995a; Delgado et al., 1996c,d; Ganea 1996; Johnson et al., 1996 |
The symbols provide a semi-quantitative evaluation of the density of PACAP receptor mRNAs. +++, high density; ++, moderate density; +, low density; −, no hybridization signal.