PMID: 6110602Apr 1, 1981Paper

Quantitative morphology of B, A, D, and PP cells in infants of diabetic mothers

Diabetes
R D MilnerJ Tsanakas

Abstract

Pancreatic specimens from 34 infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) and 32 control infants of gestational ages 26-44 wk were examined histologically using immunocytochemical stains for insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide (PP). Each section was divided into PP-rich and PP-poor regions that are thought to be derived from the ventral and dorsal lobes of the gland, respectively. In some of these, the fractional area (%) occupied by positively stained B, A, and PP cells was determined by automatic image analysis, and the area occupied by D cells was determined by conventional point counting. The B cell fractional area was significantly higher in the IDM in both PP-poor and PP-rich areas (P less than 0.02). the fractional area of A cells in PP-poor areas and of PP cells in PP-rich areas was also significantly greater in IDM (P less than 0.02). The total endocrine cell fractional area was significantly greater in IDM in PP-poor but not in PP-rich regions of the pancreas. These results are not compatible with the hypothesis that maternal hyperglycemia results in specific fetal B cell hyperplasia and raise the possibility that hyperplasia of B, A, and PP cells in IDM may result from a variety of stimuli or that one st...Continue Reading

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