Cell organization of the rat pars tuberalis. Evidence for open communication between pars tuberalis cells, cerebrospinal fluid and tanycytes

Cell and Tissue Research
Montserrat GuerraEsteban M Rodríguez

Abstract

The pars tuberalis (PT) is the only pituitary region in close contact with the medial-basal hypothalamus and bathed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Although PT has long been recognized as an endocrine gland, certain aspects of its structure remain obscure. The present investigation has been designed to gain information concerning (1) the cellular organization of PT, (2) the PT/median eminence spatial relationship and (3) the exposure of various cell compartments of PT to CSF. Non-endocrine cells (S100-reactive) appear as the organizer of the PT architecture. The apical poles of these cells line large cistern-like cavities and the processes of these cells establish a close spatial relationship with PT-specific secretory cells, portal capillaries and tanycytes. The cisterns are also endowed with clusters of ciliated cells and with a highly electron-dense and PAS-reactive content. The unique spatial organization of endocrine and non-endocrine cells of the PT supports a functional relationship between both cell populations. PT endocrine cells display a hallmark of PT-specific cells, namely, the paranuclear spot, which is a complex structure involving the Golgi apparatus, a large pool of immature secretory granules and a centriole fro...Continue Reading

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