Immunolocalization of matrix proteins in different human cartilage subtypes.

نویسندگان

  • L Wachsmuth
  • S Söder
  • Z Fan
  • F Finger
  • T Aigner
چکیده

Cartilage exerts many functions in different tissues and parts of the body. Specific requirements presumably also account for a specific biochemical composition. In this study, we investigated the presence and distribution pattern of matrix components, in particular collagen types in the major human cartilages (hyaline, fibrous, and elastic cartilage) by histochemical and immunohistochemical means. Macroscopically normal articular cartilages, menisci, disci (lumbar spine), epiglottal, and tracheal tissues were obtained from donors at autopsy. Aurical and nasal cartilages were part of routine biopsy samples from tumor resection specimens. Conventional histology and immunohistochemical stainings with collagen types I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and X and S-100 protein antibodies were performed on paraformaldehyde-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens. The extracellular matrix is the functional component of all cartilages as indicated by the low cell densities. In particular major scaffold forming collagen types I (in fibrous cartilage) and II (in hyaline and elastic cartilages) as well as collagen type X (in the calcified layer of articular cartilages, the inner part of tracheal clips, and epiglottis cartilage) showed a specific distribution. In contrast, the "minor" collagen types III, V, and VI were found in all, collagen type IV in none of the cartilage subtypes. In this study, we present a biochemical profile of the major cartilage types of the human body which is important for understanding the physiology and the pathophysiology of cartilages.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Histology and histopathology

دوره 21 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006