Opinion Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2019; 25(35): 5220-5232
Published online Sep 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i35.5220
Table 1 Connexin expression in the gastrointestinal tract and liver
TissueCell typeCx membersRef.
Liver
HepatocytesCx32/Cx26[161]
Kupffer cellsCx43/Cx26[162-164]
Stellate cellsCx43/Cx26[163-165]
Sinusoidal endothelial cellsCx43/Cx32/Cx26[163,164,166,167]
Portal vein endothelial cellsCx43/Cx40/Cx37[168-170]
Hepatic artery endothelial cellsCx43/Cx40/37[168-170]
CholangiocytesCx43/Cx32[171,172]
StomachCx45/Cx43/Cx40/Cx37/Cx32/Cx26[49-57,146]
Foveolar cellsCx32[173]
Small intestine
Musculus externa cellsCx43/Cx40[51]
Myenteric plexus cellsCx45/Cx43/Cx40/Cx36[51,174,175]
Epithelial cellsCx43/Cx37/Cx32[51,176,177]
Interstitial cells of CajalCx43[51,178]
Colon
Musculus externa cellsCx43/Cx40/Cx26[51,179]
Myenteric plexus cellsCx45/Cx43/Cx40/Cx36[51,175]
Epithelial cellsCx43/Cx37/Cx32/Cx26[177,180-183]
Muscularis mucosal cellsCx43[51]
Interstitial cells of CajalCx43[178]