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A method to preserve extracellular surfactant-like phospholipids on the luminal surface of rodent gastric mucosa

YC Kao and LM Lichtenberger

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225.

Previous results from our laboratory employing the phospholipid- selective cytochemical stain iodoplatinate (IP) suggest that surfactant- like phospholipids (SLPL) are intracellularly contained within rodent gastric mucous cells and are occasionally seen extracellularly within the mucous gel layer. This hydrophobic lipid coating may provide the stomach with a protective water-repellent lining against the corrosive gastric juice in the lumen. Extracellular SLPL are frequently removed during tissue processing for electron microscopy. In this study, we developed a simple method employing an agarose-embedding technique to retain these extracellular SLPL in gastric mucosa excised from rats pre- treated with prostaglandin (to stimulate gastric surfactant/mucus secretion). With the help of polypropylene supporting screens and cassette carriers, thin slices of agarose-embedded gastric mucosa were well preserved and uniformly stained with IP. Extracellular myelin figures were well retained over the interfoveolar surface as well as in the pit region. The IP-reactive substances were seen within or coating the surface of the mucous gel. Our results also indicate that agarose is useful not only for supporting soft tissue while preparing sections with a microslicer but also for preservation of extracellular lipoidal material for electron microscopic observation.

Volume 38, Issue 3, pp. 427-431, 03/01/1990
Copyright © 1990 by The Histochemical Society


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