Distribution of endothelin and endothelin-A receptor in the lacrimal glands of the monkey (Macaca fuscata)

Experimental Eye Research
Y MatsumotoS Kinoshita

Abstract

Endothelin (ET) is well known to be a potent vasoconstrictor peptide with autocrine and paracrine function. It has been documented that ET is also present in non-muscle tissues. The distribution of ET and ET-A receptor (ET-AR) in the monkey lacrimal gland was investigated by immunohistochemistry. Three adult male monkeys (Macaca fuscata) were perfused with a fixative. The lacrimal glands were then dissected and sectioned. Using rabbit anti-ET and anti-ET-AR antibodies, the immunohistochemical procedure was performed following an ABC technique. Some sections were treated with rhodamine-phalloidin, which selectively binds to actin filaments. ET immunoreactivity was present in stellate-shaped cells located around the alveoli. In sections double-stained with anti-ET antibody and rhodamine-phalloidin, ET immunoreactivity and abundant filamentous actin were identified in the same stellate cells. Immunostaining for ET-AR was also found in the stellate shape cells. The configuration of, and the abundance of actin filaments in the stellate-shaped ET- and ET-AR immunoreactive cells suggest that they are myoepithelial cells, which are contractile and may contribute to the process of lacrimal gland secretion or maintenance of the contour o...Continue Reading

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Oct 15, 2010·American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology·Maria S VentimigliaLiliana G Bianciotti

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