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Glycoconjugate with terminal galactose

A selective property of macrophages in developing rat lung

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Pulmonary macrophages in pre- and postnatal rats were examined histochemically with a battery of peroxidase labeled lectins. Among them, Griffonia simplicifolia agglutinin I-B4 (GSA I-B4) which binds specifically to terminal α-galactose showed selective affinity in lung for the monocyte-macrophage line. These cells were demonstrable with GSA I-B4 from the 14th day of gestation through the adult. Extension to the ultrastructural level showed strong selective binding of this lectin to the surface of the plasmalemma and inner face of membranes limiting phagosomes in macrophages. At day 14 of gestation, monocytelike cells positive with GSA I-B4 were scattered in various organs including lung. The lectin reactive cells in lung increased in number and size with development, infiltrating the interstitium through day 20 of gestation and then also entering the alveolar space. These findings suggest that GSA I-B4 recognizes a surface glycoconjugate characteristic of the pulmonary monocyte-macrophage line. Such selective lectin affinity offers a marker for detecting the pulmonary macrophages and examining their kinetics by light and electron microscopy.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, 29425, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    T. Honda, B. A. Schulte & S. S. Spicer

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Honda, T., Schulte, B.A. & Spicer, S.S. Glycoconjugate with terminal galactose. Histochemistry 91, 61–67 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501913

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