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  • Immunohistochemistry  (5)
  • Admittance plethysmography  (3)
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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Epidermal growth factor ; Human tissues ; Radioimmunoassay ; Immunohistochemistry ; Northern blotting
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF) was examined on various human tissues by radioimmunoassay, immunohistochemistry and Northern blot analysis. Immunoreactive EGF was found in most of the human tissues by radioimmunoassay at various levels. Large quantities of EGF were detected in the kidney and thyroid gland. Immunohistochemically, EGF immunoreactivity was detected mainly in the epithelial cells of the lung, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, kidney, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, mammary gland, ovary, uterus and placenta. Weakly EGF-positive cells were also found in the adrenal gland. The results of EGF-immunostaining were not always consistent with the data from radioimmunoassay. We consider that the amount of EGF measured by radioimmunoassay reflects the density of EGF-positive cells in the tissues and the concentration of EGF in individual EGF-positive cells. Furthermore, EGF mRNA was expressed in the salivary gland, thyroid gland, mammary gland and kidney. It is thus evident that EGF is produced by a variety of human tissues. The kidney expressed exceptionally high levels of EGF mRNA which was about one-tenth of the expression in mouse submandibular gland, suggesting that most of EGF in the urine is produced and secreted by the epithelial cells of renal tubules.
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  • 2
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    Acta neuropathologica 97 (1999), S. 40-44 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Pituitary gland ; Immunohistochemistry ; Mitochondria ; Oncocytes ; Oncocytomas
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Immunocytochemical examination for mitochondrial protein and cytochrome oxidase was performed to demonstrate oncocytes in normal adenohypophysis obtained from 28 patients of various age. A small number of solitary large epithelial cells showed intense cytoplasmic granular immunoreactivities for mitochondrial protein and cytochrome oxidase. The proportions of the cells positive for the former and the latter ranged from 0% to 5.9% (mean ± SD; 1.5 ± 1.7%) and from 0% to 4.9% (1.4 ± 1.6%), respectively. These cells were either absent or extremely rare in young patients (under 10 years) but tended to increase in number with age (P 〈 0.0001). On the other hand, the mirror section technique showed that most of these cells were negative for adenohypophysial hormones, but a few of them were faintly positive for: α-subunit (8.0%), β-subunits of follicle-stimulating hormone (4.8%), luteinizing hormone (2.5%), thyroid-stimulating hormone (1.0%), and growth hormone (0.5%), and were negative for prolactin and adrenocorticotropic hormone. We considered that these cells represent oncocytes that exist in varying numbers in normal adenohypophysis. It was suggested that oncocytes in normal adenohypophysis share various common features with tumorous oncocytes of pituitary oncocytomas.
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  • 3
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    Acta neuropathologica 79 (1990), S. 686-688 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Transferrin receptor ; Brain injury ; Edema fluid ; Immunohistochemistry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of transferrin receptors (Tf-R) in the central nervous system. The present study of Wistar rats with experimentally induced brain injuries, using immunohistochemistry at the light microscopy level, demonstrated the presence of Tf-R in regenerated endothelial cells, reactive astrocytes and in other cells, probably macrophages. Although Tf-R were seen in proliferating cells, Tf-R were also observed in nonproliferating cells, many of them macrophages. The receptors perhaps bind transferrin in edema fluid and play an important role in lesion repair.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Gastric endocrine cells ; Endocrine cell carcinoma ; Early gastric cancer ; Scirrhous carcinoma ; Immunohistochemistry ; Schlüsselwörter ; Gastrische Endokrinzellen ; Endokrine Carcinome ; Frühcarcinom des Magens ; Scirrhöses Carcinom ; Immunhistochemie
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 18 Argyrophilzellencarcinome aus insgesamt 101 Frühcarcinomen des Magens wurden lichtmikroskopisch, elektronenmikroskopisch sowie immunhistochemisch mit Antiseren gegen Polypeptide, CEA, Lysozyme und hCG untersucht. 7 dieser Tumoren enthielten Gastrin und 2 unter ihnen außerdem Somatostatin. In allen 18 Tumoren wurde CEA nachgewiesen, 7 von diesen 18 Tumoren zeigten Lysozyme, darunter 5 auch noch Gastrin. In 4 Tumoren wurde hCG beobachtet, und in 2 aus dieser Reihe von 4 fand sich gleichzeitig Gastrin, CEA, Mucin sowie Lysozyme. Argentaffine Zellen wurden in 7 von 18 Tumoren beobachtet. Drei von 7 Gastrin enthaltende Tumoren hatten mehr oder weniger argentaffine Zellen. Elektronmikroskopisch wurden unterschiedliche Sekretgranula beobachtet und 9 von 18 Tumoren waren D1 oder P Zellen ähnlich. Makroskopisch entsprach die Mehrzahl der Tumoren dem IIc oder IIc+III Typ. Histologisch waren von diesen 18 Tumoren 6 gut differenzierte und 12 wenig differenzierte Adenocarcinome, einschließlich Siegelring-zellencarcinomen. Sie waren öfters im Fundusbereich jüngerer Frauen lokalisiert. Unter Heranziehung unserer schon publizierten Untersuchungsbefunde wird vermutet, daß IIc-Typ Argyrophilzellencarcinome mit dem histologischen Bild des wenig differenzierten Adenocarcinoms dem scirrhösen Carcinom zugeordnet werden kann.
    Notes: Summary Eighteen argyrophil cell carcinomas in 101 early gastric carcinomas were examined histologically, ultrastructurally, and immunohistochemically for polypeptides, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), lysozyme, and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG). Seven of these 18 tumors had gastrin, and two of seven tumors also contained somatostatin. In all of these 18 tumors CEA were demonstrated. Seven had lysozyme and five of seven tumors also contained gastrin; hCG were present in four of 18 tumors and two of four tumors had gastrin, CEA, mucin, and lysozyme simultaneously. Argentaffin cells were found in seven of 18 tumors. Of the above seven tumors containing gastrin, three had argentaffin cells. Ultrastructurally, several types of secretory granules were noted and tumor cells resembling D1-or P cells were present in nine of the 18 tumors. Macroscopically, many of the tumors showed IIc or IIc+III type. Histologically, the 18 tumors consisted of six well differentiated adenocarcinomas and 12 poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas including signet-ring cell carcinoma. These 12 tumors frequently developed in the stomach of young females. In view of our previous investigations, it was suggested that the IIc-type argyrophil cell carcinoma histologically showing poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma may be related to scirrhous carcinoma of the stomach.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Key words Collagenofibrotic glomerulonephropathy ; Immunohistochemistry ; α-Smooth muscle actin ; Type III collagen ; Myofibroblast
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Collagenofibrotic glomerulonephropathy is a new disease entity of unknown pathogenesis, which is characterized by the deposition of type III collagen within the mesangial matrix. We have investigated a case in which many mesangial cells in the type III collagen-deposited glomeruli were α-smooth muscle actin (ASMA) positive and showed an increase of subplasmalemmal filaments, indicating the activation and myofibroblastic transformation. It is suggested that the activated mesangial cells may synthesize the type III collagen deposited in the subendothelial space and mesangial matrix.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-2277
    Keywords: Key words Liver transplantation ; Apoptosis ; TUNEL method ; bax ; bcl-2
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract It is well established that hepatocytes undergo apoptotic cell death in the course of rejection of liver grafts. The present study was designed to investigate the role of the bcl-2/bax pathway in liver allograft tissue. Orthotopic liver transplantation was performed in three groups of rats: group 1, a syngeneic combination (Lewis to Lewis), group 2, an allogeneic combination (ACI to Lewis), and group 3, an allogeneic combination (ACI to Lewis) treated with 15-deoxyspergualin. The number of apoptotic cells identified by the TUNEL method in the grafted liver reflected the severity of acute rejection. In group 1, both bcl-2 mRNA and bax mRNA were expressed in trace amounts. In group 2, bcl-2 mRNA was slightly expressed while the expression of bax mRNA rose steadily. In group 3, bcl-2 mRNA expression levels remained similar to group 1, while bax expression levels exceeded those in group 1, but were less than in group 2. Expression of bcl-2 mRNA was stationary in comparison with expression of bax mRNA. Significantly higher levels of bax mRNA were expressed from day 4 in group 2 than in group 1 (on postoperative days 4, 6, and 8, P 〈 0.05, group 2 vs group 1). We also investigated bax protein and results consistent with the mRNA analysis data were obtained. These findings suggest that apoptotic cell death in liver allograft rejection is regulated, at least in part, by bax.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1432-2277
    Keywords: Key words Liver transplantation ; Apoptosis ; bcl-2 ; bax ; bcl-x
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Apoptosis is considered to play an important role in rejection of organ transplants, although the precise mechanism has not been elucidated. In this study, we screened for the expression of bcl-2 homologues (bcl-2, bax, bcl-xl, and bcl-xs) and Fas ligand (FasL) by RT–PCR method in grafts during acute rejection in rats following liver transplantation. Both bax and bcl-xs (inducers of apoptosis) mRNA levels increased steadily in the allografted group from postoperative day (POD) 2 to 8, while no remarkable changes of bcl-2 and bcl-xl expression (inhibitors of apoptosis) were recognized. Significant induction of FasL gene expression was observed in the allografted group on POD 4 and expression gradually decreased thereafter, although minimal FasL mRNA expression was seen in isografts. Our results indicated, for the first time, that rejection-induced cell apoptosis is closely associated with upregulation of bax and bcl-xs expression besides FasL, but not with down-regulation of bcl-xl.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1573-675X
    Keywords: 5-FU ; apoptosis ; bax ; gastric cancer ; p53 ; p21/waf1
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We examined chemosensitivity to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in four human gastric cancer cell lines, by analyzing the expression of p53 and its related genes. Treatment with 1mM 5-FU induced variable degrees of apoptosis in the cultured cells. The apoptotic indices 72 h after treatment were approximately 14% in MKN-74 (wild-type p53 gene), 12% in MKN-45 (wild-type), 3% in MKN-28 (mutated) and 0.5% in KATO-III cells (deleted), respectively. On the other hand, 50 μM 5-FU had little effect on the induction of apoptosis in MKN-74 cells, the value being approximately 2% after 72 h. Induction of P53 expression was noted 3 h after initiating the treatment, followed by the induction of P21/Waf1 after 6 h in both MKN-74 and MKN-45 cells. The same expression mode was noted in MKN-74 treated with 50 μM 5-FU. Conversely, the level of P53 expression was constant in MKN-28 cells and absent in KATO-III cells, in which P21/Waf1 had never been induced. The Bax/Bcl-2 expression ratio was gradually elevated for up to 72 h in MKN-74 and MKN-45 cells treated with 1mM 5-FU; in contrast, it was unchanged in MKN-28 and KATO-III cells, and MKN-74 treated with 50 μM 5-FU. These results might indicate that (1) 1mM 5-FU induces apoptosis in cultured gastric cancer cells carrying the wild-type p53 gene, but not those carrying the mutated type or a gene deletion, and (2) the elevated Bax/Bcl-2 expression ratio plays a more crucial role than the higher expression of P21/Waf1 in the induction of p53- gene dependent apoptosis.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1741-0444
    Keywords: Admittance plethysmography ; Respiration rate ; Stroke volume ; Three-channel telemetry ; Total transthoracic admittance
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A three-channel frequency-modulation telemetry system for the noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, rate of respiration, e.c.g. and basal transthoracic admittance of the unconstrained human subject is described. Tetrapolar admittance plethysmography has been employed to obtain the transthoracic admittance and its variations corresponding to the cardiac cycle and respiratory changes. Pulse duration modulation has been used in the transmitter system. The nonlinearity of the system is less than ±2·0%. The telemetry transmitter has a range of about 100 m, it weights approximately 200 g and is contained in a box measuring 150×100×50 mm. The batteries used provide a continuous life of 20 h. The system has been used to obtain data from normal subjects in different postures with breath hold and during normal respiration.
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  • 10
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    Medical & biological engineering & computing 26 (1988), S. 641-646 
    ISSN: 1741-0444
    Keywords: Admittance plethysmography ; Arterial compliance ; Human limb ; Noninvasive measurement ; Volume elastic modulus ; Volume oscillometric method
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Arterial elasticity expressed by such indices as volume elastic modulus Ev and compliance Ca were noninvasively measured in various human limb segments; the upper arms, forearms, fingers, thighs, calves and toes. These indices are defined, respectively, as $$E_v = \Delta P/(\Delta V/\bar V_a )$$ and Ca=ΔV/ΔP, where ΔP is pulse pressure, $$\bar V_a $$ mean arterial volume and ΔV its pulsatile variation. ΔP was calculated from systolic Pas and mean Pam arterial pressures determined by volume oscillometric sphygmomanometry using the following equation: $$\Delta P = 3(P_{as} - P_{am} )/2\bar V_a $$ and the ΔV were detected by electrical admittance plethysmography at various transmural pressure Pt levels controlled by a compression cuff. The values obtained in these limb segments were compared with each other at Pt levels 0,30 and 60 mm Hg and the differences between them were discussed.
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