Author： Murakami Masataka Yoshimura Keiichi Segawa Akihisa Loffredo Felice Riva Alessandro
Publisher： Ashgate Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 0924-3860
Source： European Journal of Morphology, Vol.38, Iss.4, 2000-10, pp. : 243-247
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Abstract
Whole gland perfusion technique was applied to rat parotid glands to assess whether amylase affects fluid secretion. Control perfusion without any secretagogue evoked no spontaneous secretion. Carbachol (CCh 1 μM) induced both amylase and fluid secretion with distinctive kinetics. Fluid secretion occurred constantly at 40-120 μl/g-min (average plateau was 60 μl/g-min), whereas amylase secretion exhibited an initial peak (10 mg maltose/30 s per g wet w. of the gland), followed by a rapid decrease to reach a plateau level of 1 mg maltose/30 s later than 1.5-2 min. Isoproterenol (Isop 1 μM) alone did not induce fluid secretion although it evoked amylase secretion as measured in isolated perfused acini. Addition of Isop during CCh stimulation evoked a rapid and large rise in amylase secretion to 15 mg maltose/30 s accompanied by the increase in oxygen consumption. However, the fluid secretion exhibited a rather gradual decrease. These findings suggest that control of salivary fluid secretion is independent of the amylase secretion system induced by CCh and/or Isop. Morphological observations carried out by HR SEM and TEM revealed exocytotic profiles following Isop stimulation. CCh stimulation alone seldom showed -exocytotic profiles, suggesting a low incidence of amylase secretion during copious fluid secretion. Combined stimulation of CCh and Isop induced both vacuolation and exocytosis along intercellular canaliculi. During washout of secretagogues, lysosomal digestion of excess membrane took place.
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