Abstract
Tight junctions of the human gastric mucosa were examined using quantitative freeze-fracture methods. Biopsies examined were from patients with gastric diseases including gastritis, ulcers, and pernicious anemia. No significant differences were seen in strand number or tight junction complex depth among the biopsies analyzed, however, anomalous tight junction structures were observed. Discontinuities in the tight junctions complex and hyperplastic tight junctions (extensions of the apical tight junction strands radiating over the lateral plasma membrane) were seen. These alterations were not associated exclusively with either the diagnosis of gastritis or ulcers. However, a higher frequency of tight junction breaks was seen in stomach biopsies diagnosed as gastritis while those diagnosed as ulcers displayed a higher occurrence of hyperplastic tight junctions.
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