Immunohistochemical study of proteoglycans in D-galactosamine-induced acute liver injury in rats
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Esophagus
- Vol. 31 (1) , 46-54
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01211186
Abstract
In this study, we carried out an immunohistochemical investigation of time-dependent alterations in the distribution of proteoglycans, and the proliferation profiles of hepatocytes and fat-storing cells (FSCs) in the livers of rats intoxicated withd-galactosamine (GalN). The proliferative cells were analyzed by proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) staining. In untreated rats, heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and chondroitin/chondroitin sulfate were detected within the portal spaces and the central veins, and, with the exception of chondroitin, also within the reticular fibers. After administration of GalN, the number of PCNA-positive cells (FSCs and hepatocytes) and FSCs increased, reaching maximal on the 2nd and 3rd days, respectively. Heparan sulfate showed complicated changes. Dermatan sulfate decreased in portal spaces from the 2nd to the 3rd day, and in reticular fibers from 12 h to the 6th day. Chondroitin/chondroitin sulfate staining was observed from 2 h to the 6th day in the sinusoidal endothelia, which suggests that the sinusoidal endothelia may produce chondroitin/chondroitin sulfate transiently during liver damage as part of the mechanism of regeneration. Heparan sulfate and chondroitin/chondroitin sulfate were detected in necrotic regions, but dermatan sulfate was not. These observations suggest that heparan sulfate and chondroitin/chondroitin sulfate are involved in cell proliferation or morphogenesis and that the dermatan sulfate plays a role in the differentiation or functional maintenance of cells in liver regeneration.Keywords
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