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Bornstein, S.R.* ; Ehrhart-Bornstein, M.* ; Usadel, H.* ; Böckmann, M.* ; Scherbaum, W.A.*

Morphological evidence for a close interaction of chromaffin cells with cortical cells within the adrenal gland.

Cell Tissue Res. 265, 1-9 (1991)
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The adrenal medulla appears to exert a regulatory influence on adrenocortical steroidogenesis. We have therefore studied the morphology of rat, porcine and bovine adrenals in order to characterize the contact zones of adrenomedullary and adrenocortical tissues. The distribution of chromaffin cells located within the adrenal cortex and of cortical cells located within the adrenal medulla was investigated. Chromaffin cells were characterized by immunostaining for synaptophysin and chromogranin A, both being considered specific for neuroendocrine cells. Cortical cells were characterized by immunostaining for 17 alpha-hydroxylase, an enzyme of the steroid pathway. Cellular contacts of chromaffin cells and cortical cells were examined at the electron microscopical level. In rat and porcine adrenals, rays of chromaffin cells, small cell clusters and single chromaffin cells or small invaginations from the medulla could be detected in all three zones of the cortex. Chromaffin cells often spread in the subcapsular space of the zona glomerulosa. In porcine and bovine adrenals, 17 alpha-hydroxylase immunoreactive cells were localized within the medulla. Single cortical cells and small accumulations of cells were spread throughout this region. At the ultrastructural level, the chromaffin cells located within the cortex in pig and rat adrenals formed close cellular contacts with cortical cells in all three zones. Our morphological data provide evidence for a possible paracrine role of chromaffin cells; this may be important for the neuroregulation of the adrenal cortex.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 1991
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0044-3794
e-ISSN 1432-0878
Quellenangaben Band: 265, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-9 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID 1913772
Erfassungsdatum 1991-12-31