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. 1973 Sep;52(9):2300–2304. doi: 10.1172/JCI107418

Hormonal Control of Pancreatic Growth

David L Mainz 1,2, Owen Black 1,2, Paul D Webster 1,2
PMCID: PMC333034  PMID: 4727460

Abstract

Investigations have outlined pancreatic secretory and synthetic responses to gastrointestinal hormones. However, there is little information concerning hormonal influences on pancreatic growth.

These studies were designed to examine effects of chronic administration of bethanechol and cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK-PZ) on the pancreas. Male albino rats were given saline, bethanechol, 6 mg/kg, or CCK-PZ, 20 U/kg, intraperitoneally twice daily and killed after 5 days. The following changes were studied; pancreatic weight; RNA, DNA, and protein content; and [14C]thymidine incorporation into DNA. Bethanechol administration was associated with a 20% increase in pancreatic weight and a 33% increase in mg protein/100 μg DNA. In bethanechol-treated groups, amounts of DNA/gram body weight and incorporation of [14C]thymidine into DNA were similar to controls. CCK-PZ administration was associated with a 71% increase in pancreatic weight and a 38% increase in mg protein/100 μg DNA. In CCK-PZ-treated groups, amounts of DNA/gram body weight were increased by 42% and [14C]thymidine incorporation into DNA was increased by 185%.

These studies indicate that bethanechol administration was associated with increases in pancreatic cell mass (hypertrophy). CCK-PZ administration was associated with increases in cell mass and cell numbers (hypertrophy and hyperplasia). This information suggests the importance of CCK-PZ in maintaining pancreatic functional integrity. Although bethanechol and CCK-PZ elicit similar secretory responses, their mode of action on the cell, at least as far as growth influences are concerned, appears to be different.

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