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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
The zonulae occludentes of the dome epithelia and adjacent non-dome epithelia in four locations of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in the rabbit ileum and caecum (Peyer's patches, sacculus rotundus, caecal lymphoid patches, appendix) were studied in freeze-fracture replicas. In all locations the zonulae occludentes of the dome epithelium are composed of more junctional strands than in the corresponding non-dome epithelium. In the dome epithelia of Peyer's and caecal lymphoid patches the zonulae occludentes show considerable structural variation; the number of superimposed strands is approximately 10 (range 5-18). In the dome epithelia of sacculus rotundus and appendix, in addition to zonulae occludentes, extended networks of junctional strands (fasciae occludentes) are present particularly between M-cells and enterocytes. The zonulae occludentes consist of approximately 8 to 9 (range 5-15) superimposed strands; the fasciae occludentes extend up to a depth of 20 microns on the lateral membranes. The presence of the fasciae occludentes correlates with the appearance of regularly shaped clusters of lymphocytes, which are most developed in the dome epithelia of sacculus rotundus and appendix. These results suggest (1) that in contrast to the dome epithelia of Peyer's and caecal lymphoid patches those of sacculus rotundus and appendix are compartmentalized, and (2) that the mobility of lymphocytes and diffusion of antigens in the dome epithelia of sacculus rotundus and appendix is restricted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0302-766X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
266
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Occluding junctions in the epithelia of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) of the rabbit ileum and caecum.
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Zellbiologie und Elektronenmikroskopie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't