Table 3 The expression of GATA-4 and GATA-6 in different cell types of the gastrointestinal mucosa on the basis of conventional and double immunohistochemistry
From: Transcription factors GATA-4 and GATA-6 in normal and neoplastic human gastrointestinal mucosa
Tissue | Cell type | GATA-4 | GATA-6 |
|---|---|---|---|
Stomach | |||
Corpus | |||
Surface epithelial cells | ++ | ++ | |
Neck cells | +++ | ++ | |
Parietal cells | +++ | ++ | |
Neuroendocrine cells | - | - | |
Antrum | |||
Surface epithelial cells | ++ | + | |
Neck cells | +++ | ++ | |
Glandular cells | ++ | +++ | |
Neuroendocrine cells | - | - | |
Duodenum | |||
Villus enterocytes | +++ | ++ | |
Crypt enterocytes | ++ | +++ | |
Neuroendocrine cells | - | - | |
Goblet cells | - | + | |
Paneth cells | - | ++ | |
Colon | |||
Surface colonocytes | - | + | |
Crypt cells | - | +++ | |
Goblet cells | - | ++ | |
Neuroendocrine cells | - | - |