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Query: EC:3.6.1.3 (ATPase)
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Enzyme-histochemical studies were conducted on livers of mice chronically fed griseofulvin (GF) in order to produce Mallory bodies (MBs) in hepatocytes. The development of MBs is associated with derangement of the immunohistochemically detectable intermediate filament (IF) cytoskeleton of the cytokeratin (CK) type, although no strict correlation between appearance or involution of MBs and the cytoskeletal alterations exists. Since the function of the IF cytoskeleton and the relationship of its disturbance to cell injury is unknown, the aim of the present study was to correlate the activities of several key enzymes of cellular metabolic pathways with the disturbance of the cytoskeleton architecture. For that purpose enzyme-histochemistry in combination with immunohistochemical CK-IF stainings were performed on identical sections. In GF-intoxicated mouse livers the normal topography of enzyme activities was disturbed, but no strict colocalization of enzymatic and cytoskeletal changes was found. Glucose-6-phosphatase, a microsomal enzyme involved in glucose output and gluconeogenesis, showed elevated activity in MB-free hepatocytes with diminished immunostainable CK-IF cytoskeleton refuting the concept of a disability of those cells to export glucose. It could indeed indicate that those cells without MBs are in the state of recovery. However, these cells could also resemble "hyperactive foci". Glycogen was decreased in MB-containing hepatocytes with disturbed cytoskeleton, and this feature favours the assumption of cell degeneration. On the other hand, the mitochondrial marker enzymes, i.e. succinate dehydrogenase, cytochrome-c-oxidase and 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, remained unchanged in altered hepatocytes. Alkaline phosphatase activity at the canalicular pole of GF-intoxicated hepatocytes was elevated, indicating cholestatic features associated with this disorder. However, since altered hepatocytes did not show impairment of oxido-reductase activities, a severe impairment of bile secretion as a consequence of cell damage is unlikely. Unchanged or even increased ATPase activity of altered hepatocytes also indicated their sustained metabolic abilities. The results presented provide indirect evidence that hepatocytes with disturbed IF cytoskeleton do not significantly differ from normal cells with respect to oxidative metabolism, fatty acid synthesis and gluconeogenesis. This suggests that alterations of the IF cytoskeleton associated with GF intoxication and MB formation have no significant adverse influence on the metabolic functions of liver cells, as far as can be assessed by evaluation by enzyme-histochemical staining of several key enzymes.
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PMID:Enzyme-histochemical studies of griseofulvin-intoxicated mouse livers. 165 25

An ultrastructural, enzymohistochemical, and immunohistochemical study of the ductus epididymis in normal men was undertaken to investigate the characteristics of the apical mitochondria-rich cells (AMRCs). These cells, which differ morphologically from the principal cells (PCs), appear in isolation in the caput epididymidis (5.8 +/- 1.7 cells per cross-sectional duct) and only occasionally in the corpus epididymidis. The morphologic appearance of AMRCs varies from slender cells extending from the basement membrane to the lumen to apical cells without apparent contact with the basement membrane. The former display a round pale nucleus located in the middle of the epithelium; the apical cells have a dark nucleus, which, surrounded by a narrow cytoplasmic band, protrudes into the lumen. The cytoplasm of AMRCs is electron-dense and contains numerous mitochondria surrounded by rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae. In the apical portion, there are lysosomes, vesicles with an electron-dense granule, and vacuoles showing a variable size and content. The stereocilia are shorter and less numerous than those of the PCs. The AMRCs are similar to the PCs in the intensely positive reaction for the enzymatic activity acid phosphatase, as well as in the lack of reaction for alkaline phosphatase and phosphorylase activities. AMRCs differ from PCs in: (1) a more intense reaction to the enzymatic activities ATPase, NADP, and succinic dehydrogenease, (2) a more intense immunostaining by AE1/AE3 and Ks4.62 anti-cytokeratin antibodies, and anti-estradiol receptor protein (D5) antibodies, and (3) a lower staining affinity for epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) antibodies. No positive immunostaining for the anti-cytokeratin Ks8.6 antibodies was observed in either AMRCs or PCs.
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PMID:Apical mitochondria-rich cells in the human epididymis: an ultrastructural, enzymohistochemical, and immunohistochemical study. 172 7

Cells with dendritic shape, the so-called dendritic cells (DCs), have been described in many tissues. In order to characterize one DCs population, normal human thymus specimens were obtained from children undergoing cardiovascular surgery. These specimens were either put in culture or fixed for in situ ultrastructural, immunocytochemical and cytochemical studies. In culture, DCs could be differentiated from other non-lymphoid cell populations. They presented long, fine processes and an irregular nucleus. Like interdigitating cells (IDCs) in situ, their cytoplasm contained many free ribosomes and mitochondria, and a well-developed endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex. They showed a variable number of tubulovesicular structures and membrane-bound dark homogeneous granules. They never displayed phagolysosomes, tonofilaments or desmosomes. They were Ia+, ATPase+, S-100 protein+, vimentin+, esterase-, lysozyme-, and cytokeratin- cells. Macrophages were easily identified by their numerous lysosomes and large phagolysosomes. They were esterase+, lysozyme+, vimentin+, ATPase +/-, S-100 protein- and cytokeratin-. Although they were Ia+, membrane labelling was not as important as on DC's membrane. In situ, S-100 protein-positive cells had a dendritic shape and were located mainly in medullary regions and at the cortico-medullary border. The staining was diffused both in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm. Lysozyme-positive cells were randomly distributed in the cortex, the medulla and the connective septa. They were round cells and the staining was intracytoplasmic. These observations demonstrate that DCs can be isolated in human thymic cultures, and they suggest that these cells correspond to IDCs in situ. They also provide evidence to suggest that DCs and macrophages are two distinct cellular populations.
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PMID:Characterization of human thymic dendritic cells in culture. 242 46

A combined histologic, immunohistologic, enzyme histochemical, and immunologic study has been carried out in a 7-year-old girl with recurring extramediastinal monocentric giant lymph node hyperplasia of hyaline-vascular type. A large panel of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to lymphoid and nonlymphoid cell markers were tested on frozen and paraffin-embedded lymph node tissue as well as on cell suspension and peripheral blood. Tissue enzyme histochemical study, including a conventional hematologic panel, was performed on frozen and plastic-embedded sections. The pattern was dominated by nodular aggregates of round BA-1+ Leu-14+ HLA-DR+ ATPase+ lymphocytes with polyclonal sIgD and sIgM positivity and lacking cIg and BA-2 staining. Leu-1+/Leu-4+, OKT6+, OKT10+, Leu-7+, and CALLA+ cells were few or absent in the nodules, whereas DRC-1+ BA-2+ HLA-DR+ 5'-Nuc+ cells formed a dendritic network in the outer portion of the nodules. No immunoreactivity for lymphoid and nonlymphoid cell markers, including cytokeratin and keratin, was detected in centrinodular histiocytic-like cells. Particularly, the Hassall's-like structures contained a target-like positivity for laminin, and consisted of flattened acid phosphatase (AP), alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE), 5'-nucleotidase (5'-Nuc), and adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) positive cells, whose enzyme profile overlapped with that of the histiocytic-like cells. The extranodular areas were mainly composed of Leu-1+/Leu-4+ lymphocytes with Leu-3a+/OKT4+ phenotype and, to a lesser extent, of OKT6+ OKT10+ lymphoid cells and scattered cells with markers of histiocytic lineage. The abundant vascular component was generally identified by laminin positivity and, in smaller proportion, it was positive for Factor VIII-related antigen. Most of the medium-sized vessels with high endothelium had marked AP, ANAE, and ATPase activities. The process observed resulted from vascularized nodular aggregates of nontransformed B-cells with the phenotype of primary follicle lymphocytes, associated to centrinodular histiocytic-like cells with a distinct enzyme profile.
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PMID:Immunohistochemical, enzyme histochemical, and immunologic features of giant lymph node hyperplasia of the hyaline-vascular type. 242 88

Human polycystic kidney disease (PKD) epithelia were successfully grown in culture and expressed abnormal characteristics. Cysts lining epithelia of superficial and deep cysts were microdissected and compared to individual normal human proximal straight tubules (PST) and cortical collecting tubules (CCT) grown in defined media. PKD cyst epithelia differed from normal renal tubular epithelia in growth patterns and structural and functional properties. PKD epithelia grew more rapidly and showed cyst-like areas in otherwise confluent monolayers. Polygonal and elongate cells contained an epithelial-specific cytokeratin antigen and had polarized morphology. An extremely abnormal basement membrane morphology was seen and consisted of some banded collagen and numerous unique blebs or spheroids. These blebs were apparently extruded from intracellular vacuoles and stained with ruthenium red, suggesting a proteoglycan component. Cytochemistry of marker enzymes demonstrated the presence of NaK-ATPase and alkaline phosphatase, but a lack of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. The response of adenylate cyclase activity to vasopressin, parathyroid hormone, and forskolin was significantly diminished in PKD cells as compared to PST and CCT. These studies suggest a defect in cell growth and basement membrane synthesis in human PKD. Cultured PKD epithelia provide a new tool for the study of the pathogenesis of this disease.
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PMID:A new method for studying human polycystic kidney disease epithelia in culture. 243 Nov 89

Sections of primary lung carcinomas, lung metastases, mesotheliomas, and lung metastases of some rare mesenchymal tumors were incubated with different cytokeratin (CK), vimentin, desmin, and tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) antibodies and with antibodies reactive with different hormones (ACTH, PTH, alpha-HCG, Calcitonin CT), CEA, carcinoma-associated antigen (CA1), secretory component (SC), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha-1-AT), lysozyme (lyso), and S-100 protein (S 100). CK antibodies derived from a 49 kD (reactive with simple epithelia [SE]) and a 67 kD CK polypeptide fraction (reaction with complex epithelia [CE] were useful differentiation markers for the four major groups of lung carcinomas. In one half of small cell carcinomas a positive reaction with NSE antibodies was found. S 100 and SC were good markers for papillary and bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinomas, whereas CEA was less important because of its reactivity with different types of lung carcinomas. To discern clear cell carcinomas of lung and renal origin a positive reaction with vimentin antibodies (some renal but not lung types) and with CA1 (no renal but all lung types) seemed to be useful. All hormone antibodies were of no importance as markers for difficult differential diagnosis, because positive reactivities were found in cases from every major carcinoma group. In addition, a Ca2+-activated adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) was found in mesotheliomas but not in papillary adenocarcinomas.
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PMID:Immunohistochemical and histochemical markers of primary lung cancer, lung metastases, and pleural mesotheliomas. 243 80

Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung (SHL) was investigated immunohistochemically, histochemically and ultrastructurally with reference to cellular components associated with the histologic pattern: cuboidal cells in the papillary type, round cells in the solid type, flat cells in the hemorrhagic type and stromal cells in the sclerotic type. Immunohistochemically, cuboidal cells were positive for CEA, cytokeratin and EMA, whereas other cells were positive for EMA and vimentin. Immunoreactive factor-VIII-related antigen was confined to endothelial cells. Histochemically, cuboidal cells displayed alkaline phosphatase activity, but round cells showed ATPase activity. However, in spite of these different histochemical and immunohistochemical properties, morphological continuity was clearly revealed in immunostained sections; direct connection of spaces lined by cuboidal and flat cells, direct contact between cuboidal and stromal cells, and EMA expression of round cells associated with luminal structures were evident. Ultrastructurally, cuboidal cells were like alveolar cells. Flat and stromal cells showed microvillous protrusions and a discontinuous basement membrane, but some cells contained lamellar bodies. Solid cellular sheets consisted of various cells intermediate between cuboidal and flat or stromal cells. Direct apposition among these cells was evident. This morphological continuum confirms that each of these cell types are components of SHL as a whole. SHL may thus be merely sclerotic hemorrhagic alveolar cell tumor.
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PMID:So-called sclerosing hemangioma of the lung. An immunohistochemical, histochemical and ultrastructural study. 246 30

Rabbit nephron segments of proximal convoluted tubules (PCT); proximal straight tubules (PST); cortical and medullary thick ascending limbs of Henle's loop (CAL, MAL); and cortical, outer medullary, and inner medullary collecting tubules (CCT, OMCT, IMCT) were individually microdissected and grown in monolayer culture in hormone supplemented, defined media. Factors favoring a rapid onset of proliferation included young donor age, distal tubule origin, and the addition of 3% fetal calf serum to the medium. All primary cultures had polarized morphology with apical microvilli facing the medium and basement membrane-like material adjacent to the dish. Differentiated properties characteristic of the tubular epithelium of origin retained in cultures included ultrastructural characteristics and cytochemically demonstrable marker enzyme proportions. PCT and PST were rich in alkaline phosphatase; CAL stained strongly for NaK-ATPase; CCT contained two cell populations with regard to cytochrome oxidase reaction. A CCT-specific anti-keratin antibody (aLEA) was immunolocalized in CCT cultures, and a PST cytokeratin antibody stained PST cultures. The biochemical response of adenylate cyclase to putative stimulating agents was the same in primary cultures as in freshly isolated tubules. In PCT and PST adenylate cyclase activity was stimulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH) but not by arginine vasopressin (AVP); CAL and MAL adenylate cyclase was stimulated by neither PTH nor AVP; CCT, OMCT, and IMCT adenylate cyclase was stimulated by AVP but not by PTH. NaF stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in every cultured segment. It is concluded that primary cultures of individually microdissected rabbit PCT, PST, CAL, MAL, CCT, OMCT, and IMCT retain differentiated characteristics with regard to ultrastructure, marker enzymes, cytoskeletal proteins, and hormone response of adenylate cyclase and provide a new system for studying normal and abnormal functions of the heterogeneous tubular epithelia in the kidney.
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PMID:Retention of differentiated characteristics by cultures of defined rabbit kidney epithelia. 381 2

The morphology and function of the apical mitochondria-rich cells in the mammalian ductus epididymidis epithelium are revised. These cells are similar in all mammalian species studied. Apical mitochondria-rich cells are scarce (1-5 cells/100 principal cells) and are mainly found in the initial epididymal segments. Their morphology varies from slender cells that extend from the basal lamina to the epididymal lumen, to round cells that protrude into the lumen and are not in contact with the basal lamina. Their cytoplasm is more electron-dense than that of principal cells and contains more mitochondria which, in some species, are surrounded by rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae. The adluminal cytoplasm displays a few short microvilli and contains many acid phosphatase positive vesicles. Apical mitochondria-rich cells differ from the principal cells in some histochemical features such as: (a) different lectin-staining pattern; (b) more intense reaction to the enzymatic activities: carbonic anhydrase, Ca(2+)-ATPase, peanut-agglutinin-sialidase, NADP dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase, alpha-galactosidase and beta-galactosidase; (c) more intense immunoreaction to several cytokeratin types and to estradiol-related receptor protein; (d) weaker immunoreaction to epithelial membrane antigen and to retinol-binding protein. Although the function of the apical mitochondria-rich cells is still unknown, the following possible functions have been suggested: holocrine secretion; cooperation with the principal cells in epididymal reabsorption of testicular fluid; and acidification of epididymal fluid. Experimental results suggest that differentiation and maintenance of apical mitochondria-rich cells are not under androgen control and that these cells are sensitive to estrogen stimulation.
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PMID:The apical mitochondria-rich cells of the mammalian epididymis. 748 29

The influence of microtubules and F-actin on Na(+)-K(+)-Cl- cotransport was investigated in cultured cells derived from outer-medullary thick ascending limb tubules microdissected from the mouse kidney. The cultured cells contained Tamm-Horsfall protein, produced cAMP in response to dD-arginine vasopressin (dD-AVP), isoproterenol, prostaglandin E2 and forskolin (FK), and exhibited an ouabain-resistant furosemide-sensitive (Or-Fs) component of 86Rb+ influx mediated by the Na(+)-K(+)-Cl- cotransporter. Both FK and dD-AVP stimulated the Or-Fs component of Rb+ influx. Neither agent altered the tubulin and cytokeratin networks nor the shape of the tight junction using a specific anti-ZO-1 antibody. In contrast, they did induce a marked redistribution of F-actin to the periphery of the cells delineating the tight junctions. Preincubation of the cells with nocodazole, to disrupt microtubules, did not alter the FK- or dD-AVP-elicited Or-Fs Rb+ influx. In contrast, phalloidin and NBD-phallicidin, which stabilize F-actin, markedly impaired the stimulation of Na(+)-K(+)-Cl- cotransport by FK or dD-AVP, without affecting the Na(+)-K+ ATPase pumps and the rate constant of 36Cl- and 86Rb+ efflux. These results strongly suggested that cAMP-stimulated Na(+)-K(+)-Cl- cotransport is linked to F-actin in renal TAL cells.
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PMID:Role of F-actin in the activation of Na(+)-K(+)-Cl- cotransport by forskolin and vasopressin in mouse kidney cultured thick ascending limb cells. 753 55


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