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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Microfold (M) cells in the follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) of Peyer's patches have an important role in mucosal immune responses. A primary difficulty for investigations of bovine M cells is the lack of a specific molecular marker. To identify such a marker, we investigated the expression of several kinds of intermediate filament proteins using calf Peyer's patches. The expression patterns of cytokeratin (CK) 18 in jejunal and ileal FAE were very similar to the localization pattern of M cells recognized by scanning electron microscopy. Mirror sections revealed that jejunal CK18-positive cells had irregular and sparse microvilli, as well as pocket-like structures containing lymphocytes, typical morphological characteristic of M cells. However, CK18-negative cells had regular and dense microvilli on their surface, typical of the morphology of enterocytes. In contrast, CK20 immunoreactivity was detected in almost all villous epithelial cells and CK18-negative cells in the FAE. CK18-positive proliferating transit-amplifying cells in the crypt exchanged CK18 for CK20 above the mouth of the crypt and after moving to the villi; however, CK18-positive M cells in the crypt continued their expression of CK18 during movement to the FAE region. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated deoxyuridine-triphosphate-biotin nick-end labeling-positive apoptotic cells were specifically detected at the apical region of villi and FAE in the jejunum and ileum, and all were also stained for CK20. These data indicate that CK18 may be a molecular marker for bovine M cells in FAE and that M cells may transdifferentiate to CK20-positive enterocytes and die by apoptosis in the apex of the FAE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1522-1547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
300
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G442-53
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Cell Transdifferentiation, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Duodenum, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Enterocytes, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Ileum, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Jejunum, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Keratin-18, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Keratin-20, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Microvilli, pubmed-meshheading:21193527-Peyer's Patches
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytokeratin 18 is a specific marker of bovine intestinal M cell.
pubmed:affiliation
Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyag, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't