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Comparative effects of epidermal growth factor and carbachol on phosphoinositide synthesis and breakdown in pancreatic acinar cells

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Carbachol (CCh) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) elicited a concentration-dependent increase in [32P]phosphatidyl-inositol-4-phosphate (PtdIns-4P) formation in homogenates derived from agonist-stimulated rat pancreatic acini. The combination of CCh and EGF produced a response which was not synergistic or additive. EGF, unlike CCh, failed to cause [32P]PtdIns-4,5P2 breakdown, suggesting different mechanisms involved in the stimulation of [32P]PtdIns-4P formation induced by EGF and CCh. We conclude that PtdIns kinase represents a key component of the signaling pathways utilized by EGF and CCh in exocrine pancreas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)780-785
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume178
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 31 1991

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