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We recently found that complement C3 is locally synthesized and secreted into the exocrine pancreas. In the present study, we attempted to demonstrate the secretion of complement C4 and factor B in the exocrine pancreas. In five samples of pancreatic fluid, both C4 and factor B proteins were detected by emzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Immunoblot analysis revealed the C4 and factor B molecules in pancreatic fluid to be identical with these molecules in serum. Reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis in pancreatic carcinoma cell lines suggested ductal epithelial cells to be the local production sites of these proteins in the pancreas. The secretion of C4 and factor B in ductal cell lines (PANC-1 and MIA PaCa-2) was independently regulated by interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interferon (IFN)-γ; C4 secretion was induced by IFN-γ, whereas factor B secretion was induced by IL-1β, TNF-α, or IFN-γ. These observations indicate that: (a) complement C4 and factor B are secreted into the exocrine pancreas, (b) ductal epithelial cells appear to be the site of C4 and factor B biosynthesis, and (c) local secretion of C4 and factor B in the pancreas is differentially regulated by IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ.
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Sumiyoshi, Ki., Andoh, A., Fujiyama, Y. et al. Biosynthesis and secretion of MHC class III gene products (complement C4 and factor B) in the exocrine pancreas. J Gastroenterol 32, 367–373 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02934495
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