ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (12): 2510-2519.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2016.12.022

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The Examination of Expression and Localization of Ghrelin in the Reindeer Organs

ZHANG Man, JIN Xin, LIU Jiao, YANG Yin-feng*   

  1. (College of Veterinary Medicine,Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Hohhot 010018,China)
  • Received:2016-09-15 Online:2016-12-23 Published:2016-12-23

Abstract:

The Real-time PCR and Immunohistochemistry were used to examine the expression and localization of Ghrelin in the reindeer organs. The results of Real-time PCR indicated that Ghrelin was expressed in 17 kinds of organs and the expression in the abomasum was highest, followed by pancreas, duodenal, testis and oesophagus, in which the expression of Ghrelin were remarkably higher than that of the rest organs (P<0.05). Immunohistochemical results showed that Ghrelin-positive cells in the oesophagus and abomasum mainly distributed in the tunica mucosa, tunica submucosa and tunica muscularis and also detected in the tunica mucosa, tunica submucosa of rumen, reticulum, omasum. In the intestine, Ghrelin-positive cells were mainly localized in the tunica mucosa, tunica submucosa and tunica muscularis of duodenum, jejumum, ileum, colon, especially more cells were found in the epithelium of intestinal villi and the tunica submucosa. Ghrelin-positive cells were observed in the liver, pancreas, lung, spleen, kidney, testis, anterior pituitary, thyroid gland. Real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry results showed that Ghrelin was presented in all of the organs that were examined, where the expression and distribution of Ghrelin in the esophagus and gastrointestinal were most widely, suggesting its possible role in regulating the digestive function.

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