ISSN:
1432-069X
Keywords:
Carbohydrate residues
;
Normal skin
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Sections of biopsies of normal skin obtained from 11 individuals were incubated with 8 lectins using an avidin-biotin complex (ABC). All sections when incubated with the appropriate lectin showed the presence of the following carbohydrate residues: l-fucose, β-(1–4)-d-GlcNAc)2 (N-acetylglucosamine), acetylneuraminic acid, Gal-β-(1–3)-GalNAc (N-acetyl-galactosamine), β-d-galactose, α-d-glucose, and α-d-mannose. In addition, sections of individuals with blood group A showed α-d-GalNAc and sections of individuals with blood group B showed α-d-galactose. In the stratum (str.) basale, carbohydrates were present in small quantities, but as the cells matured and moved upward, the incorporation of carbohydrates into the cell membranes increased considerably. In the str. granulosum, lectin reactivity was absent in many sections, probably due to masking by phospholipids. The dark cells in the eccrine glands showed reactivity with all lectins except in the one nonsecretor with blood group A1, whose dark cells showed no l-fucose and α-d-GalNAc. The endothelial cells of the blood vessels showed lectin reactivity except when incubated with concanavalin A. The sebaceous glands showed both cytoplasmic and membrane staining when incubated with various lectins.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00414231
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