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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12B
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
The distribution of diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI), a multi-function peptide which has recently been discovered, was studied in the rat and human central nervous system and in peripheral organs of the rat by light and electron microscopical immunohistochemistry. In the central nervous system, DBI-LI was localized in many glial cells and glial tumors, and in some neurons. In the periphery, DBI-LI was found in many tissues but it was expressed selectively in specialized cell types. Intense DBI-LI was observed in some endocrine, steroid-producing cells such as glomerular cells of the adrenal gland and Leydig cells of the of the testis. Different types of epithelial cells, for instance distal convoluted tabular cells of the kidney and mucosal cells of the small intestine, displayed moderate DBI-LI. Some supporting cells, such as Schwann cells and Sertoli cells, were also immunopositive. The frequent localization of DBI in cells, also known to contain large amounts of mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptors, indicates that DBI may play an important role as an endogenous regulator of intracellular metabolic functions via the mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0028-3908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1381-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Adrenal Glands, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Diazepam Binding Inhibitor, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Receptors, GABA-A, pubmed-meshheading:1664066-Testis
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunohistochemistry of diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI) in the central nervous system and peripheral organs: its possible role as an endogenous regulator of different types of benzodiazepine receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article