Title
Identification and assessment of glucose transporters SGLT1 and GLUT2 and incretin GLP-1 in the small intestine of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
Other title
[Identificación y evaluación de transportadores de glucosa SGLT1 y GLUT2 y la incretina GLP-1 en intestino delgado de cuyes (Cavia porcellus)]
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify and assess the presence of glucose transporters SGLT1 and GLUT2 and incretin GLP-1 in the small intestine of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). Five animals of 90 days old were used. Samples from the duodenum, jejunum and ileum were collected after slaughtering to carry out immunohistochemistry assays. Expression of SGLT1, GLUT2 and GLP-1 was observed in all three portions of the small intestine, where SGLT1 showed the highest expression, with a strong staining intensity in the apical and medium section of the crypt-villus axis. GLUT2 showed a strong staining intensity throughout the crypt-villus axis in the jejunum. GLP-1 expression was indirectly analyzed by calculating the number of L cells per mm2 of intestinal mucosa, resulting that the jejunum had the largest number (8.46 ±1.16 cells/mm2) (p<0.05). The results suggest that SGLT1 glucose transporter would be the most important in the guinea pig, and unlike other species, GLP-1 may be mostly secreted by the jejunum.
Start page
399
End page
405
Volume
23
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84873416942
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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