TABLE 3.
Summary of methods used to identify GLP-2R expression throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
| Cell/organ | Species | Method of identification | References |
| Human colorectal tumors | Human | GLP-2R mRNA transcripts expressed qRT-PCR. | Koehler et al., 2015 |
| Human colon neoplasms | Human | Immunohistochemistry. | Koehler et al., 2008 |
| Gastric chief cells | Human | GLP-2R Fluorescence ISH. GLP-2R by western blot. | Li et al., 2017 |
| Myenteric plexus | Human | In vitro receptor autoradiography of human intestinal tissue. | Pedersen et al., 2015 |
| Lamina propria stromal cells | Mouse | ISH with RNAscope, Glp-2r mRNA detected. GLP2R-driven LacZ expression. | Yusta et al., 2019 |
| Vagal afferents | Rat | GLP-2R antibody localizing GLP-2R immunoreactivity. ISH. | Nelson et al., 2007 |
| Intestinal muscularis | Mouse | Glp-2r mRNA transcripts by RT-PCR. | Shin et al., 2005 |
| Jejunal enteroendocrine cells | Pig | Glp-2r mRNA transcripts by qRT-PCR of laser micro-dissected tissue. In situ hybridization. Immunostaining. | Guan et al., 2006 |
| Subepithelial myofibroblasts | Mouse Rat Mouse | Glp-2r mRNA expression by qRT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry (antibody 99077). | Orskov et al., 2005 |
| Subepithelial myofibroblasts | Mouse Rat Mouse | Glp-2r mRNA expression by qRT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry (antibody 99077). | Orskov et al., 2005 |
| Isolated intestinal mucosal cells | Rat | GLP-2R mRNA transcripts by RT-PCR. | Walsh et al., 2003 |
| Lamina propria of duodenal and jejunal villi, submucosal nerve plexuses | Mouse | RNAScope in situ hybridization. | Wismann et al., 2017 |
| Smooth muscle layer, intestine devoid of epithelium, respectively | Rat | Glp-2r mRNA expression by qRT-PCR. | Pedersen et al., 2015 |