Cytochemical and biochemical studies on adenylate cyclase activity in preneoplastic and neoplastic liver tissue and cultured liver cells

Microscopy Research and Technique
D MayerPeter Bannasch

Abstract

The ATP-analogue adenylyl(beta,gamma-methylene)diphosphonate was chosen as substrate for the cytochemical localization of adenylate cyclase (AC) activity. The tissues investigated covered normal rat liver and liver from carcinogen-treated animals with preneoplastic lesions and hepatocellular neoplasms, as well as cultured liver cells. The AC reaction product methylene diphosphonate was precipitated with Pb2+ immediately at the place of production. This approach permitted a precise localization of AC activity by light and electron microscopy. The specificity of the AC reaction was demonstrated by control reactions, including inhibition of AC with 2'5'-dideoxyadenosine and activation with forskolin, glucagon, and cholera toxin. Endogenous phosphatases were inhibited with tetramisole and NAD. In normal liver, AC activity was mainly localized in the sinusoidal membrane of hepatocytes. A distinct gradient in activity was observed within the liver lobule. Hepatocytes localized around the terminal hepatic venule showed a significant higher AC activity compared to hepatocytes near the portal tract. AC was clearly decreased in focal preneoplastic liver lesions of the glycogenotic-basophilic cell lineage leading to hepatocellular carcino...Continue Reading

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