Lateral Cervical (Branchial) Cyst Epithelia Express Upper Digestive Tract-Type Cytokeratins

1988 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Artur Wild ◽  
Gabriele Wille ◽  
Dietmar Mischke
Keyword(s):  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Target Tissue ◽  
Neck Lymph Node ◽  
Palatine Tonsils ◽  
Upper Digestive Tract ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Cervical Cysts

The epithelial lining of lateral cervical cysts (LCCs) was analyzed for keratin polypeptide composition by means of high resolution gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting using polyclonal rabbit antikeratin antisera of defined specificity. The keratin phenotype expressed in branchial mass epithelia was found to be homologous to the profiles obtained for the squamous epithelium of corresponding palatine tonsils, but was clearly different from related polypeptide complements of both epidermis and simple (columnar) epithelium. The presence of particular keratin members (pairs 5/14 and 4/13) strongly indicates that branchial mass inner lining derives from keratinocytes that are programmed to form a stratified squamous epithelium and reveal, at least biochemically, an upper digestive tract or esophageal type of differentiation. On the basis of these data and the recent finding that a neck lymph node is involved as a target tissue in LCC formation, hypotheses concerning branchial mass histogenesis in general appear to be highly unsettled. We propose an alternative model that may explain the conflicting clinical, anatomic, and morphologic findings associated with LCC disease.

scholarly journals Morphological characteristics of the digestive tract of Schizodon knerii (Steindachner, 1875), (Characiformes: Anostomidae): An anatomical, histological and histochemical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 867-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella L. Dos Santos ◽  
Fábio P. Arantes ◽  
Kleber B. Santiago ◽  
José E. Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Goblet Cells ◽  
Taste Buds ◽  
Mucous Cells ◽  
Pyloric Region ◽  
Mucosal Cells ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium

The digestive tracts of 44 specimens of Schizodon knerii were studied using anatomical, histological and histochemical techniques. The mouth has terminal position, the lip epithelium is squamous stratified with mucous, claviform cells and taste buds, teeth have an incisive form and the tongue has a stratified squamous epithelium with mucous cells and taste buds. The oropharynx cavity is formed by gill apparatus and pharyngeal teeth. The oesophagus presented pleated mucosa, a stratified squamous epithelium with mucous cells, oesophageal glands and taste buds. The stomach presented cardiac, fundic and pyloric regions, simple prismatic epithelium with tubular glands, with none in the pyloric region. The intestine contains 11-15 pyloric caeca, a simple prismatic epithelium with brush border, goblet cells and lymphocytes. Mucosal cells, oesophageal glands and goblet cells reacted positively to PAS, amylase + PAS, Ab pH 2.5 and Ab pH 0.5. Gastric prismatic cells reacted positively to PAS, amylase + PAS, but only those in the pyloric region reacted positively to Ab pH 2.5 and Ab pH 0.5. The results improve the understanding of the anatomy of S. knerii feeding habits and the presence of mucosubstances in the epithelium, highlights the importance of glycoproteins for passing food through the digestive tract.

scholarly journals Pathogenesis of Digestive Tract Lesions in Duck Plague

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 349-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Fluorescent Microscopy ◽  
Intestinal Crypt ◽  
Viral Antigens ◽  
Cytoplasmic Vacuoles ◽  
Submucosal Glands ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Viral Maturation

White Pekin ducklings were inoculated orally with duck plague virus. Tissues from the digestive tract were collected daily after inoculation and examined by light, electron and fluorescent microscopy. There were necrosis and degeneration of stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus and cloaca, epithelium of intestinal crypt and esophageal submucosal glands, macrophages in the lamina propria, and submucosal fibrocytes and lymphocytes. Submucosal hemorrhages occurred after degeneration and necrosis of lymphocytes, macrophages, fibrocytes and epithelial cells. Viral antigens were detected in all these cells by use of fluorescein-labeled antibodies. With the electron microscope, nucleocapsids were seen in the nuclei, budding through the inner nuclear membrane; enveloped virions were present in cytoplasmic vacuoles of macrophages, epithelial cells and fibrocytes. In lymphocytes, nucleocapsids were also in the nuclei, but karyorrhexis and cytolysis occurred before viral maturation was completed.

Junction of the Epithelium and Lamina Propria of the Bovine Rumen Mucosa

1967 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 68-69
Author(s):  
Al W. Stinson
Keyword(s):  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Fermentation Products ◽  
Ruminant Species ◽  
Protective Shield ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Lead Hydroxide ◽  
Acetic Acids

The stratified squamous epithelium which lines the ruminal compartment of the bovine stomach performs at least three important functions. (1) The upper keratinized layer forms a protective shield against the rough, fibrous, constantly moving ingesta. (2) It is an organ of absorption since a number of substances are absorbed directly through the epithelium. These include short chain fatty acids, potassium, sodium and chloride ions, water, and many others. (3) The cells of the deeper layers metabolize butyric acid and to a lesser extent propionic and acetic acids which are the fermentation products of rumen digestion. Because of the functional characteristics, this epithelium is important in the digestive process of ruminant species which convert large quantities of rough, fibrous feed into energy.Tissue used in this study was obtained by biopsy through a rumen fistula from clinically healthy, yearling holstein steers. The animals had been fed a typical diet of hay and grain and the ruminal papillae were fully developed. The tissue was immediately immersed in 1% osmium tetroxide buffered to a pH of 7.4 and fixed for 2 hrs. The tissue blocks were embedded in Vestapol-W, sectioned with a Porter-Blum microtome with glass knives and stained with lead hydroxide. The sections were studied with an RCA EMU 3F electron microscope.

Note on the Transformation of Ciliated into Stratified Squamous Epithelium as a result of the Application of Friction

1890 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 119-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Berry Haycraft ◽  
E. W. Carlier
Keyword(s):  
Mucous Membrane ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ciliated Epithelium ◽  
Deep Groove ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Trachealis Muscle

(Abstract.)In man, in the rabbit, and some other animals the trachea is built up of a series of cartilaginous rings incomplete behind; the rings being completed in this position by the trachealis muscle.The mucous membrane forms a smooth cylindrical lining for the whole tube, and is covered by a ciliated epithelium.In the cat and dog the cartilage rings completely encircle the trachea, and overlap posteriorly, and the trachealis muscle, which is well developed, is placed outside the cartilage, and has a powerful action in varying the diameter of the tube.When this muscle contracts the overlapping ends of the cartilage ride one upon another, and the projecting ends form a vertical ridge down the inside of the trachea, which can be readily seen on slitting the organ open. This ridge is separated by a deep groove from the other end of the plate.

Zimmermann-Laband Syndrome in an Infant with an Atypical Histologic Finding

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 654-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Emre Atabek ◽  
Ozgur Pirgon ◽  
Ahmet Sert ◽  
Hatice Toy
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Histologic Finding ◽  
Histopathologic Finding ◽  
Stratified Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Hands And Feet ◽  
Excised Tissue

Zimmermann-Laband syndrome is an inherited disorder that is characterized by abnormalities of the head, face, hands, and feet. Most children with this disorder have generalized hypertrichosis, large gingivae, and hypoplasia of the fingernails and toenails. We report a male infant who exhibited typical features of Zimmermann-Laband syndrome with an unusual histopathologic finding. Excised tissue from the infant's gingivae showed papillary projections that were composed of hyperplastic stratified squamous epithelium with different amounts of keratinization.

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