Transmission Electron Microscopy of Microvilli of Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Celiac Disease in Remission and Transient Gluten Enteropathy in Children After a Gluten-Free Diet

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoni Dyduch ◽  
Krystyna Karczewska ◽  
Henryk Grzybek ◽  
Marcin Kamiński
Author(s):  
Julian P. Heath ◽  
Buford L. Nichols ◽  
László G. Kömüves

The newborn pig intestine is adapted for the rapid and efficient absorption of nutrients from colostrum. In enterocytes, colostral proteins are taken up into an apical endocytotic complex of channels that transports them to target organelles or to the basal surface for release into the circulation. The apical endocytotic complex of tubules and vesicles clearly is a major intersection in the routes taken by vesicles trafficking to and from the Golgi, lysosomes, and the apical and basolateral cell surfaces.Jejunal tissues were taken from piglets suckled for up to 6 hours and prepared for electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry as previously described.


1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Girling ◽  
A. Cree ◽  
L. J. Guillette, Jr

Oviducal structure was analysed in vitellogenic females from four species of gekkonid lizard exhibiting variation in parity mode and eggshell structure: Hemidactylus turcicus (oviparous) which produces a hard, calcareous eggshell; Saltuarius wyberba (oviparous) which produces a soft, parchment-like eggshell; and Hoplodactylus maculatus and Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (both viviparous). Oviducts were analysed by light, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. The uterus exhibited differences among species that were directly attributable to parity mode. H. turcicus and S. wyberba (oviparous) had numerous uterine shell glands; H. maculatus and H. duvaucelii(viviparous) had very few. The uterus also exhibited differences between the two oviparous species (H. turcicusand S. wyberba) which may be related to the type of eggshell produced. Variations were noted in the staining properties of the uterine glandular and epithelial cells. The structure of the infundibulum, uterine tube, isthmus and vagina also differed among species, but differences could not be directly related to parity mode or eggshell structure. Instead, the differences may be related to how prepared the oviduct is for ovulation in individuals analysed from the different species. This study confirms, in the Gekkonidae, aspects of oviducal structure that have been associated with parity mode in other squamate taxa.


2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 513-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Esclatine ◽  
Michel Lemullois ◽  
Alain L. Servin ◽  
Anne-Marie Quero ◽  
Monique Geniteau-Legendre

ABSTRACT Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) causes severe disease in immunosuppressed patients and notably infects the gastrointestinal tract. To understand the interaction of CMV with intestinal epithelial cells, which are highly susceptible to CMV infection in vivo, we used the intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2 and demonstrated that CMV enters predominantly through the basolateral surface of polarized Caco-2 cells. As shown by expression of all three classes of CMV proteins and by visualization of nucleocapsids by transmission electron microscopy, both poorly and fully differentiated Caco-2 cells were permissive to CMV replication. However, infection failed to produce infectious particles in Caco-2 cells, irrespective of the state of differentiation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 4406-4413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suely C. F. Sampaio ◽  
Tânia A. T. Gomes ◽  
Christophe Pichon ◽  
Laurence du Merle ◽  
Stéphanie Guadagnini ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The ability of some typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains to adhere to, invade, and increase interleukin-8 (IL-8) production in intestinal epithelial cells in vitro has been demonstrated. However, few studies regarding these aspects have been performed with atypical EPEC (aEPEC) strains, which are emerging enteropathogens in Brazil. In this study, we evaluated a selected aEPEC strain (1711-4) of serotype O51:H40, the most prevalent aEPEC serotype in Brazil, in regard to its ability to adhere to and invade Caco-2 and T84 cells and to elicit IL-8 production in Caco-2 cells. The role of flagella in aEPEC 1711-4 adhesion, invasion, and IL-8 production was investigated by performing the same experiments with an isogenic aEPEC mutant unable to produce flagellin (FliC), the flagellum protein subunit. We demonstrated that this mutant (fliC mutant) had a marked decrease in the ability to adhere to T84 cells and invade both T84 and Caco-2 cells in gentamicin protection assays and by transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the aEPEC 1711-4 fliC mutant had a reduced ability to stimulate IL-8 production by Caco-2 cells in early (3-h) but not in late (24-h) infections. Our findings demonstrate that flagella of aEPEC 1711-4 are required for efficient adhesion, invasion, and early but not late IL-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells in vitro.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e0185025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Pietz ◽  
Rituparna De ◽  
Maria Hedberg ◽  
Veronika Sjöberg ◽  
Olof Sandström ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1341-1351
Author(s):  
Waseem Ali Vistro ◽  
Yufei Huang ◽  
Xuebing Bai ◽  
Ping Yang ◽  
Abdul Haseeb ◽  
...  

AbstractThe present study was designed to investigate the in vivo biological processes of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) and exosomes in mitochondria-rich cells (MRCs), goblet cells (GCs), and absorptive cells (ACs) in turtle intestines during hibernation. The exosome markers, cluster of differentiation 63 (CD63) and tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101), were positively expressed in intestinal villi during turtle hibernation. The distribution and formation processes of MVBs and exosomes in turtle MRCs, GCs, and ACs were further confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. During hibernation, abundantly secreted early endosomes (ees) were localized in the luminal and basal cytoplasm of the MRCs and ACs, and late endosomes (les) were dispersed with the supranuclear parts of the MRCs and ACs. Many “heterogeneous” MVBs were identified throughout the cytoplasm of the MRCs and ACs. Interestingly, the ees, les, and MVBs were detected in the cytoplasm of the GCs during hibernation; however, they were absent during nonhibernation. Furthermore, the exocytosis pathways of exosomes and autophagic vacuoles were observed in the MRCs, GCs, and ACs during hibernation. In addition, the number of different MVBs with intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) and heterogeneous endosome–MVB–exosome complexes was significantly increased in the MRCs, GCs, and ACs during hibernation. All these findings indicate that intestinal epithelial cells potentially perform a role in the secretion of MVBs and exosomes, which are essential for mucosal immunity, during hibernation.


1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Hamano ◽  
H Kodama ◽  
M Yanagisawa ◽  
Y Haraguchi ◽  
M Mori ◽  
...  

We investigated light and electron microscopic localization of ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) in rat intestinal mucosa. In the immunoblotting assay of OTC-related protein, a single protein band with a molecular weight of about 36,500 is observed in extracts of liver and small intestinal mucosa but is not observed in those of stomach and large intestine. For light microscopy, tissue slices of the digestive system were embedded in Epon and stained by using anti-bovine OTC rabbit IgG and the immunoenzyme technique. For electron microscopy, slices of these and the liver tissues were embedded in Lowicryl K4M and stained by the protein A-gold technique. By light microscopy, the absorptive epithelial cells of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum stained positively for OTC, but stomach, large intestine, rectum, and propria mucosa of small intestine were not stained. Electron microscopy showed that gold particles representing the antigenic sites for OTC were confined to the mitochondrial matrix of hepatocytes and small intestinal epithelial cells. However, the enzyme was detected in mitochondria of neither liver endothelial cells, submucosal cells of small intestine, nor large intestinal epithelial cells. Labeling density of mitochondria in the absorptive epithelial cells of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum was about half of that in liver cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-406
Author(s):  
Leonid A. Opryatin ◽  
Tatiana E. Borovik ◽  
Elena A. Roslavtseva ◽  
Nikolay N. Murashkin

Background. Celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) is relatively rare disease. However, such patients have higher risk of skin pathology than general the population, and their therapy efficacy is limited by the use of gluten-free diet. Therefore, screening of dermatologic patients on celiac disease may be relevant. Objective. Our aim was to study the prevalence of celiac disease among children with skin pathology. Methods. The study included children hospitalized in dermatology department. Screening for celiac disease included detection in blood serum of antibodies (IgA, IgG, IgM) to tissue transglutaminase via rapid tests. In case of positive result of rapid test, we have repeated the estimation of antibodies (IgA, IgG) to tissue transglutaminase via immunochemiluminescent method with ImmunoCAP technology or via enzyme immunoassay. In case of positive serological test, we have performed HLA typing to determine haplotypes of DQ2 and DQ8, as well as esophagogastroduodenojejunoscopy (EGDJS) with biopsy of the duodenal and jejunal mucosa for further histological verification of the diagnosis. Results. We examined 1,000 children with various dermatologic pathologies. Rapid tests showed positive result in 21 patients (2.1%; 95% C11.3-3.2%). The presence of antibodies to tissue transglutaminase was confirmed via additional serological examination in all cases. HLA-haplotypes DQ2/8 were revealed in all patients with positive rapid test results. Typical form of gluten enteropathy was confirmed in 18/21 patients (86%) according to a histological study, thus, estimated prevalence of celiac disease is 1.8% (95% C11.1-2.8%). Conclusion. The prevalence of celiac disease remains underestimated among children with skin diseases. More studies are needed on the diagnostic features of rapid tests on tissue transglutaminase, as well as the benefits of screening for celiac disease to achieve patient-relevant clinical outcomes of skin pathology with wider gluten-free diet.


2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy A. Shaw ◽  
David J. Macey ◽  
Lesley R. Brooker ◽  
Edward J. Stockdale ◽  
Martin Saunders ◽  
...  

AbstractThe cusp epithelium is a specialized branch of the superior epithelium that surrounds the developing teeth of chitons and is responsible for delivering the elements required for the formation of biominerals within the major lateral teeth. These biominerals are deposited within specific regions of the tooth in sequence, making it possible to conduct a row by row examination of cell development in the cusp epithelium as the teeth progress from the unmineralized to the mineralized state. Cusp epithelium from the chiton Acanthopleura hirtosa was prepared using conventional chemical and microwave assisted tissue processing, for observation by light microscopy, conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy filtered TEM. The onset of iron mineralization within the teeth, initiated at row 13, is associated with a number of dramatic changes in the ultrastructure of the apical cusp cell epithelium. Specifically, the presence of ferritin containing siderosomes, the position and number of mitochondria, and the structure of the cell microvilli are each linked to aspects of the mineralization process. These changes in tissue development are discussed in context with their influence over the physiological conditions within both the cells and extracellular compartment of the tooth at the onset of iron mineralization.


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