Abstract
Adrenomedullin (AM) is a biologically active peptide recently isolated from phaeochromocytoma. We report here the distribution and characterization of immunoreactive AM and gene expression of AM in human gastrointestinal tissue. Using a sensitive radioimmunoassay system for the peptide, immunoreactive human AM was detected in the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon. The AM concentration of these tissues was about 0.4-0.8 pmol/g wet tissue. Reverse phase and gel filtration high-performance liquid chromatographies showed that most of the immunoreactive AM in stomach and jejunum was identical to authentic human AM. By northern blot analysis, human AM mRNA was found to be expressed ubiquitously in the human gastrointestinal tissues. Furthermore, an immunohistochemical study revealed that immunoreactive AM cells were present in the gastrointestinal glands. These results suggest that AM may play some role as a gastrointestinal hormone.
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