Organization of the intercellular spaces of porcine epidermal and palatal stratum corneum: a quantitative study employing ruthenium tetroxide
| Autor: | A. Manganaro, Christopher A. Squier, Kathi C. Madison, Mary J. Kremer, Donald C. Swartzendruber, Philip W. Wertz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Histology
Membrane permeability Swine Biology Cytoplasmic Granules Epithelium Exocytosis Pathology and Forensic Medicine Stratum corneum medicine Animals Lamellar structure Stratum spinosum Corneocyte Staining and Labeling integumentary system Palate Desmosomes Cell Biology Anatomy Lipid Metabolism Lipids Microscopy Electron medicine.anatomical_structure Permeability (electromagnetism) Ultrastructure Ruthenium Compounds Epidermis Extracellular Space |
| Zdroj: | Cell & Tissue Research. 279:271-276 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0878 0302-766X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00318483 |
| Popis: | Previous studies have demonstrated that the intercellular spaces of the stratum corneum contain multilamellar lipid sheets with variable ultrastructure in addition to desmosomes or desmosomal remnants. The intercellular lamellae are thought to provide a permeability barrier whereas the desmosomes are responsible for cell-cell cohesion. In this study, transmission electron microscopy of RuO4-fixed tissue was used to compare the proportions of the intercellular spaces in epidermal and palatal stratum corneum occupied by desmosomes and by different patterns of lamellae. Desmosomes are more abundant in palatal than in epidermal stratum corneum (46.9 vs 15.0% length of intercellular space). In epidermis the most frequent lamellar arrangements involve 3 (23.5%) or 6 (24.2%) lucent bands with an alternating broad-narrow-broad pattern, whereas the most frequent lamellar arrangements in palatal tissue are 2 (17.2%) or 4 (10.5%) lucent bands of uniform width. Most of the nondesmosomal portion of the intercellular space in palatal stratum corneum was dilated and had elongated lamellae at the periphery and short disorganized lamellae and amorphous electron-dense material in the interior. It is concluded that the multilamellar lipid sheets are less extensive in palatal than in epidermal stratum corneum, which could explain the greater permeability of the palate. |
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