Time course of VIP and secretin stimulation of PAK4 S474 phosphorylation in rat pancreatic acini. Isolated pancreatic acini were incubated in the absence or presence of VIP (10 nM) or secretin (10 nM) for the indicated times and then lysed. Western blots were analyzed using anti-pS474 PAK4 and, as loading control, antitotal PAK4. Bands were visualized using chemiluminescence and quantified by densitometry. Top: results of a representative blot of 3 independent experiments are shown. Bottom: means ± SE of 3 independent experiments. Results are expressed as percentages of stimulation over the control group. *P < 0.05 compared with the control group (i.e., 0 time). PAK, p21-activated kinase; VIP, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.