Histology and histopathology Vol.21, nº10 (2006)

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    Comparison of the established standard complement-dependent cytotoxicity and flow cytometric crossmatch assays with a novel ELISA-based HLA crossmatch procedure
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Altermann, W.W.; Seliger, B.; Sel, S.; Wendt, D.
    The detection of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies by standard procedures such as complementdependent cytotoxicity assay (CDC) or flow cytometric (FACS) analysis is limited by its low sensitivity and the quality of the donor cells. Therefore, an ELISA-based technique was employed using solid phase-immobilized monoclonal antibodies to capture HLA class I or class II molecules of the donor, respectively. In this HLA class I and class II antibody monitoring system (AMS) the donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies from the sera of recipients bind to the HLA molecules of the donor which have been immobilized by monoclonal antibodies (mAb) recognizing non-polymorphic epitopes. Upon binding of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies they are recognized by secondary enzyme-conjugated anti-human immunoglobulin (Ig) antibodies. A newly established modification of the standard protocol allows the differentiation between bound antibodies of the IgG and IgM isotype. Furthermore, this assay was adapted for investigating small amounts of solid tissue of donors from whom no other cells (e.g. from blood) were available. We here provide an overview of the classical crossmatch methods with their advantages and limits. In addition, the design of the novel AMS-ELISA is described in terms of quality and sensitivity of the approach using exemplary cases of different application. The selected cases show that the AMS-ELISA represents a valuable tool for the post-transplantation monitoring of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies during reaction crisis, after transfusion reactions and in particular cases of tissue transplantations lacking single cells.
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    Antiangiogenic and radiotherapy for cancer treatment
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Kobayashi, H.; Lin, P.C.
    Tumor growth and progression depends on tumor angiogenesis, the growth of tumor blood vessels, therefore, targeting tumor angiogenesis is a very promising approach for controlling tumor growth and/or causing regression. Tumor blood vessels have been recognized as a critical component of radiation response to the point of being independent of tumor oxygenation during radiation. An anti-angiogenic approach has been considered less likely to develop drug resistance. But recent findings suggest that anti-angiogenesis causes hypoxia that selects tumor cells (due to genetic instability) that are less dependent on blood supply and leads to drug resistance. The approach of combination of anti-angiogenesis with ionizing radiation by targeting both endothelial and tumor cells should minimize this possibility. The combination may produce a synergistic anti-tumor effect.
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    Spinal intradural müllerianosis, a case report
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Barresi, Valeria; Cerasoli, S.; Vitarelli, E.; Donati, R.
    Müllerianosis is a term used to indicate lesions composed of an admixture of two or three types of müllerian-derivation glands in heterotopic sites. In this report we describe a case of spinal cord müllerianosis which occurred in a 42-year-old woman. The patient had suffered from catamenial lumbago and sciatica of three years duration before undergoing laminectomy of L2-L3 with excision of a polypoid mass that compressed nerve trunks. At histological examination, the lesion was composed of endocervical, endometrial and tubal glands within a smooth muscle nodule. These features were consistent with a diagnosis of müllerianosis. This is a very uncommon form of presentation of müllerianosis that must be correctly identified since patients can benefit from hormonal therapy.
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    Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA and cell proliferation, focus on cancer cells
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Watanabe, M.; Maemura, K.; Oki, K.; Shiraishi, N.; Shibayama, Y.; Katsu, K.
    In addition to its role in the adult mammalian nervous system as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is involved in the proliferation, differentiation, and migration of several kinds of cells including cancer cells. GABA is synthesized predominantly from glutamate by glutamate decarboxylase and exerts its effects via ionotropic GABAA receptors and/or metabotropic GABAB receptors. In this review, the current state of knowledge regarding the role of the GABAergic system in peripheral nonneuronal cell proliferation is described, and recent advances in elucidation of the mechanisms leading to cell proliferation are discussed.
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    Histology and ultrastructure of the pineal organ in the domestic goose
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Prusik, M.; Lewczuk, B.; Nowicki, M.; Przybylska-Gornowicz, B.
    The pineal organs of 14-week-old domestic geese were investigated with light and electron microscopy. The pineals consisted of a wide distal part and a narrow middle-proximal one. The glands were attached to the intercommissural region via the choroid plexus. The pineal parenchyma was formed by round or elongated follicles. The follicular wall was composed predominantly by cells immunoreactive with antibodies against hydroxyindolo-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) or glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP). They formed two or more layers. HIOMT-positive elements were represented by elongated cells bordering the follicular lumen and oval cells located in the external layer of the follicular wall. These cells were identified in ultrastructural studies as rudimentary-receptor pinealocytes and secretory pinealocytes, respectively. Among rudimentary-receptor pinealocytes two types of cells, designed as A and B, were distinguished due to structural differences. Type A cells extended through the whole follicular wall and showed regular stratified distribution of organelles in well-recognizable zones with rough endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus and mitochondria. Type B cells, like type A pinealocytes, contacted the pineal lumen and showed polarity of their internal structure. However, they were markedly shorter than the cells of type A and lacked stratified distribution of organelles. Secretory pinealocytes contained irregularly dispersed organelles. A prominent feature of all types of goose pinealocytes was the presence of numerous dense core vesicles. The population of GFAP-positive cells consisted of ependymal-like supporting cells and astrocyte-like cells.