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  • Gastroenterology
  • Cell Biology
  • Regenerative Medicine

Background:

  • Identifying pancreatic ducts is challenging due to their thin, translucent nature and acinar cell covering.
  • Damage to pancreatic ducts can activate quiescent ductal stem cells, offering therapeutic potential.
  • Existing techniques for visualizing pancreatic ducts are insufficient for detailed study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate novel methods for effective visualization of pancreatic ducts.
  • To investigate the architecture and accessibility of pancreatic ducts for research.
  • To confirm the utility of these visualization techniques in the context of partial duct ligation (PDL) and stem cell activation.

Main Methods:

  • Injection of waterproof fountain pen ink into pancreatic ducts via the bile duct to reveal ductal architecture.
  • Intravenous injection of fluorescein-labeled bile acid (cholyl-lysyl-fluorescein) for in vivo pancreatic duct visualization using fluorescence microscopy.
  • Performance of partial duct ligation (PDL) on Neurogenin3 (Ngn3)-GFP transgenic mice to assess duct labeling and stem cell response.

Main Results:

  • Fountain pen ink successfully delineated the precise architecture of pancreatic ducts.
  • Fluorescent bile acid cholyl-lysyl-fluorescein effectively labeled both bile and pancreatic ducts in live mice.
  • PDL led to significant loss of acinar tissue, rendering the pancreas translucent.
  • Ngn3 expression was strongly activated in the ligated pancreatic duct region 7 days post-PDL.

Conclusions:

  • Novel ink and fluorescent probe methods provide effective visualization of pancreatic ducts.
  • These techniques facilitate the study of pancreatic ductal stem cell activation following PDL.
  • The findings support further investigation into ductal stem cells for therapeutic applications.