Distinct populations of macrophages in the adult rat adrenal gland: a subpopulation with neurotrophin-4-like immunoreactivity

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作者
Schober, A [1 ]
Huber, K [1 ]
Fey, J [1 ]
Unsicker, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Heidelberg, Dept Anat & Cell Biol 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
关键词
adrenal medulla; chromaffin cells; neurotrophins; neurotrophin receptors; c-fos; neuro-endocrine-immune interactions; Rat (Wistar);
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10.1007/s004410051006
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Macrophages are widely distributed in lymphohaemopoietic and many other mammalian tissues, where they are mainly involved in host defence mechanisms, phagocytosis, wound repair, and secretion of growth factors. Increasing evidence suggests that secretory products of macrophages can influence adrenal gland functions. In the present study, we have used specific antibodies to ED1 (cytoplasmic antigen), ED2 (membrane antigen), ED8 (membrane antigen), and OX-6 (MHC class II/membrane antigen) as markers for macrophages to examine their distribution within the adult rat adrenal gland. ED2 and OX-6 recognize distinct subpopulations of adrenal gland macrophages, whereas macrophages immunoreactive (-ir) for EDI and ED8 could not be detected. OX-6-ir macrophages were most numerous in the cortical reticularis and glomerulosa zones, while only few cells were found in the zona fasciculata and in the adrenal medulla. Macrophages immunoreactive for ED2 were restricted to the adrenal medulla. The majority of these macrophages were associated with vascular sinuses or chromaffin cells. By double-immunolabelling we found that most of ED2-ir medullary macrophages contain neurotrophin-4, (NT-4)-like ir. Attempts to clarify whether macrophages take up NT-4 from NT-4-ir chromaffin cells indicated that medullary macrophages are immunonegative for chromogranin A and neuropeptide Y, two major secretory products of chromaffin cells. In situ hybridizations and immunofluorescence showed expression of the neurotrophin receptor TrkA, but not TrkB in the adrenal medulla. In vitro studies indicated that NT-4, similar to nerve growth factor, can induce c-fos-ir in chromaffin cells. We conclude that chromaffin cells are putative targets for adrenal medullary NT-4, whose functions remain to be clarified.
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