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Extracellular matrix components of the mouse thymus microenvironment: ontogenetic studies and modulation by glucocorticoid hormones
J Lannes-Vieira, M Dardenne and W Savino
Department of Immunology, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The present investigation was an ontogenetic study on the distribution of extracellular matrix (ECM) components in the thymic microenvironment of C57BL/6 mice (comprising young and old adults and developing embryos) and NZB mice. In addition, we evaluated the in vivo and in vitro influence of hydrocortisone treatment on basement membrane protein production by a thymic epithelial cell line. In young normal animals, Type I collagen was restricted to the interstitial spaces of the capsule and septa, where Type IV collagen, fibronectin, and laminin could be detected in the basement membranes. In addition, fibronectin- containing fibers were seen within the medulla of the thymic lobules. The ECM distribution pattern in the developing embryos was distinct from that observed in adults, since a fine meshwork of basement membrane-containing proteins was clearly seen throughout the parenchyma. Moreover, aging normal and NZB mice exhibited a denser ECM pattern than young adult normal animals. Treatment with hydrocortisone, both in vivo and in vitro, resulted in enhancement of ECM expression, detected in mice as early as 2 hr post injection and lasting for several days. Considering that the fluctuations of ECM expression parallel important events in thymocyte differentiation, we discuss the possibility that the two phenomena may be associated.
Volume 39,
Issue 11,
pp. 1539-1546,
11/01/1991
Copyright © 1991 by The Histochemical Society
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