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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
We have analyzed the magnitude and uniformity of the expression of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) protein in alveolar type II cells of rats exposed to hyperoxia using quantitative colloidal gold immunocytochemistry and morphometric techniques. Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed continuously to normal air or to 85% oxygen for 7 and 14 days. The lungs were fixed by intratracheal instillation of a paraformaldehyde-glutaraldehyde fixative. Lung samples were dehydrated in ethanol and embedded in LR-White. Thin sections for electron microscopy were labeled with anti-rat Mn SOD rabbit antiserum followed by protein-A gold. The labeling density (gold particles/micron 2) over subcellular compartments was determined, and relative organelle volumes were measured using a random point overlay. The results confirm that alveolar type II cells are a locus of Mn SOD response in the lungs of hyperoxic rats and contribute to this response through a combination of changes: an increase of Mn SOD concentration in the mitochondrial matrix, an increase of mitochondrial volume per cell, and type II cell hyperplasia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
L475-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative immunocytochemical analysis of Mn SOD in alveolar type II cells of the hyperoxic rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 17710.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't