| First Author | Mashima H | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | Volume | 432 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | 586-92 |
| PubMed ID | 23438439 | Mgi Jnum | J:200797 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5509278 | Doi | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.042 |
| Citation | Mashima H, et al. (2013) INSL5 may be a unique marker of colorectal endocrine cells and neuroendocrine tumors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 432(4):586-92 |
| abstractText | Insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) is a member of the insulin superfamily, and is a potent agonist for RXFP4. We have shown that INSL5 is expressed in enteroendocrine cells (EECs) along the colorectum with a gradient increase toward the rectum. RXFP4 is ubiquitously expressed along the digestive tract. INSL5-positive EECs have little immunoreactivity to chromogranin A (CgA) and might be a unique marker of colorectal EECs. CgA-positive EECs were distributed normally along the colorectum in INSL5 null mice, suggesting that INSL5 is not required for the development of CgA-positive EECs. Exogenous INSL5 did not affect the proliferation of human colon cancer cell lines, and chemically-induced colitis in INSL5 null mice did not show any significant changes in inflammation or mucosal healing compared to wild-type mice. In contrast, all of the rectal neuroendocrine tumors examined co-expressed INSL5 and RXFP4. INSL5 may be a unique marker of colorectal EECs, and INSL5-RXFP4 signaling might play a role in an autocrine/paracrine fashion in the colorectal epithelium and rectal neuroendocrine tumors. |
