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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 46, 833-840, July 1998, Copyright © 1998, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Detection of Deoxyribonuclease I Along the Secretory Pathway in Paneth Cells of Human Small Intestine

Osamu Shimadaa, Harunori Ishikawab, Hisami Tosaka–Shimadab, Toshihiro Yasudac, Koichiro Kishic, and Shosuke Suzukia
a Department of Public Health, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
b Department of Anatomy, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
c Department of Legal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

Correspondence to: Osamu Shimada, Dept. of Public Health, Gunma Univ. School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371, Japan.

The expression and distribution of deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) in human duodenum, jejunum and ileum were examined by DNase I activity assay and the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, and immunocytochemical ultrastructural analyses. High levels of DNase I were detected in the cytoplasm of Paneth cells in human small intestine. A tissue homogenate fraction rich in Paneth cells showed strong DNase I-specific enzymatic activity. Immunofluorescence analysis using several specific anti-human DNase I antibodies showed very strong immunoreactivity in the cytoplasm of every Paneth cell. In situ hybridization demonstrated high levels of DNase I mRNA in Paneth cells. Immunogold electron microscopy revealed gold particles localized along the secretory pathway, with the exocrine secretory granules mostly labeled. Our findings strongly suggest that Paneth cells synthesize and secrete DNase I into the intestinal lumen. (J Histochem Cytochem 46:833–840, 1998)

Key Words: deoxyribonuclease I, Paneth cell, small intestine, immunoelectron microscopy, immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, human


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