• Department of Surgery, Cancer Hospital/Institute Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021;
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ObjectiveTo explore apoptosis of acinar cells during pancreatic allograft rejection in rats.MethodsGroups of Wistar rats underwent heterotopic pancreaticoduodenal transplantation from syngenic Wistar of allogenic SD rats. The grafts were harvested on postoperative day 3, 5 and 7. All graft samples were subjected to histological examination and apoptotic cells of graft acinar cells using in situ terminal deoxynucleotidy1 transferasemediated dUTP nickend labeling (TUNEL). Histopathological rejection score and apoptotic index (AI) were analyzed. ResultsThe incidence of apoptotic cells was increased steadily over time in allografts, in contrast with syngenic grafts. The apoptotic cells in allografts were mainly acinar cells and few infiltrating lymphocytes. A significant correlation between apoptotic index and histopathological rejection score was noted.ConclusionTUNEL can display apoptosis of single cell in situ. Apoptosis is an important mechanism of tissue injury in acute pancreatic allograft rejection in rats. Acinar cell apoptosis can be used as a valuble index to estimate the injury of grafts and to monitor the acute rejection.

Citation: NI Xiaoguang,GUAN Fenglin,LIU Zhong,et al.. The Role of Apoptosis of Acinar Cells in Acute Rejection after Pancreas Transplantation in Rats. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2002, 9(6): 392-394. doi: Copy

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