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An immunohistochemical and immunoelectron microscopic study of the ontogeny of rat Langerhans cell lineage with anti-macrophage and anti-Ia monoclonal antibodies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2584744     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An immunohistochemical study with anti-macrophage and anti-Ia monoclonal antibodies was performed to clarify the relationship between Langerhans cells (LC) and indeterminate cells (IC) in rat epidermis both in adulthood and in the fetal stage. On immunoelectron microscopy, a mouse anti-rat macrophage monoclonal antibody, TRPM-1, recently produced by us, reacted with IC and some LC in adult rat skin. Ontogenic study revealed that TRPM-1-positive cells first appeared in the epidermis of fetal rat heads on Day 17 of gestation and then spread caudally along the anterior-posterior axis. On Day 20 of gestation, when the distribution of the TRPM-1-positive cells over body surface became even, Ia-positive cells appeared in the epidermis and began to increase in number. Ia-positive cells with Birbeck granules were found on Day 21 of gestation. These results indicate that. TRPM-1-positive IC matured into Ia-expressing LC after being exposed to microenvironmental change during the perinatal period. The number of Ia-positive cells exceeded that of TRPM-1-positive cells at around 5 d after birth. Afterwards, there were more dendritic Ia-positive cells found in the interfollicular areas than TRPM-1-positive ones. However, local concentrations of the TRPM-1-positive IC in the follicular infundibula were frequently found in the fetal stage and occasionally in adulthood. These TRPM-1-positive cells in the follicular infundibula were thought to be a precursor pool in the epidermis for LC.
Authors:
L Hsiao; M Takeya; T Arao; K Takahashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of investigative dermatology     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0022-202X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Invest. Dermatol.     Publication Date:  1989 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-12-28     Completed Date:  1989-12-28     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0426720     Medline TA:  J Invest Dermatol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  780-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / immunology
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Female
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / immunology*
Immunohistochemistry
Langerhans Cells / immunology*
Macrophages / immunology*
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Skin / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Histocompatibility Antigens Class II

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