PMID: 9180354Jan 1, 1997Paper

Dopamine and the regulation of cell proliferation in gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) pyloric mucosa

Life Sciences
I C WegnerG Teuchert-Noodt

Abstract

The epithelium of the digestive system mucosa consists of a highly dynamic cell population. The conditions under which mitotic activity in the gastrointestinal epithelium is regulated is as yet poorly understood. Nevertheless, it is assumed that some biogenic amines might be involved. Having demonstrated that dopaminergic cells occur in the stomach of gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), in the present study we examined the influence of dopamine antagonist haloperidol on the proliferation of epithelial cells in the mucosa of the stomach. Proliferating cells were detected immunocytochemically and quantified after in-vivo labeling with 5-bromo-2'-desoxyuridine in both haloperidol- and saline-treated animals. The results show that acute doses of haloperidol significantly increases the proliferation rate in the pyloric mucosa, suggesting that dopamine plays a probable modulatory role in the regulation of mitotic activity. These findings are discussed with regard to the role of paraneurons in regulating epithelial mitosis.

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Dec 4, 2001·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum·R R Dawirs, G Teuchert-Noodt

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