ANF and exocrine pancreas: ultrastructural autoradiographic localization in acinar cells

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Am. J. Physiol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5210393

Chabot, J G; Morel, G; Belles-Isles, M; Jeandel, L; Heisler, S

Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) binding sites have been recently demonstrated to be present in exocrine pancreas by an in vitro autoradiographic approach. An autoradiographic study was carried out to identify the exocrine cells containing ANF binding sites and to monitor the fate of /sup 125/I-labeled ANF in acinar cells after removal of pancreas at specific time intervals (1-30 min) after intravenous administration. At the light microscopic level, silver grains were found over acinar and centroacinar cells. Concomitant injection of an excess of unlabeled ANF inhibited the binding of labeled peptide by approximately 60%. At the electron microscopic level, the time-course study in acinar cells has revealed that of the cell compartments examined, plasma membrane, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and zymogen granules, the nucleus had distinct labeling patterns. Plasma membrane was maximally labeled 1 and 2 min after injection with /sup 125/I-ANF. Golgi apparatus was significantly labeled from 2 to 30 min after injection, mitochondria from 1 to 30 min after injection, zymogen granules at 1 and 15 min, and the nucleus only at 30 min. The lysosomal compartment was not labeled during the 30-min observation period. These results suggest that after binding to the plasma membrane, ANF is rapidly internalized and distributed to the intracellular organelles as a function of time. Labeling of the zymogen granules suggests that they may bind ANF and that the atrial peptide may be secreted by acinar cells. The significance of association of radioactivity with mitochondria and nuclei remains to be elucidated but may represent intracellular sites of action of ANF complementary to those on plasma membranes.

• Research Organization: Universite Claude Bernard, Oullins (France)
• OSTI ID: 5210393
• Journal Information: Am. J. Physiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Physiol.; (United States) Vol. 254; ISSN AJPHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMALS
AUTORADIOGRAPHY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
BODY
CELL CONSTITUENTS
CELL MEMBRANES
CELL NUCLEI
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
IN VITRO
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
KINETICS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MEMBRANES
MITOCHONDRIA
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOIDS
ORGANS
PANCREAS
PEPTIDES
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPES
RATS
REACTION KINETICS
RECEPTORS
RODENTS
VERTEBRATES