Kivonat:
The presence of PACAP in various organs was previously
demonstrated using immunohistochemistry and radioimmunoassay.
The aim of our work was to get information whether the presence
of immunoreactive PACAP in various organs, mainly in the gastric
mucosa, also indicates the place of its synthesis. The
immunoreactive PACAP and its mRNA were measured in parallel
assays using sandwich enzyme immunoassay (S-EIA) and RT-PCR
technique. PACAP and its mRNA were demonstrated in the pancreas,
testes, adrenal glands, ovaries, and in the oxyntic mucosa of
the stomach. These results support our previous observation that
PACAP is present not only in the nervous system and endocrine
glands, but might be synthetized in the oxyntic mucosa of the
stomach as well.