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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 48, 1283-1290, September 2000, Copyright © 2000, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Ultrastructural and Morphometric Studies Related to Expression of the Cell Adhesion Molecule PECAM-1/CD31 in Developing Rat Lung

Andrzej Marszaleka, Tsutomu Daaa, Kenji Kashimaa, Iwao Nakayamaa, and Shigeo Yokoyamaa
a First Department of Pathology, Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan

Correspondence to: Shigeo Yokoyama, First Dept. of Pathology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. E-mail: yokoyama@oita-med.ac.jp

It has recently been postulated that platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) might play a role in vascular tube formation. To evaluate the role of PECAM-1/CD31 in the formation of the capillary network in vivo, we conducted an ultrastructural immunohistochemical evaluation of the localization of PECAM-1/CD31 and its developmentally regulated expression in the periphery of the lungs of fetal, newborn, and adult rats. PECAM-1/CD31 was present mainly on luminal surfaces and at the junctions between endothelial cells. Moreover, in fetal lung, products of the immunoreaction were also found on the abluminal surfaces of endothelial cells. To relate those findings to the developmental changes in the capillary area of the lung, we performed a morphometric study of electronmicrographs. The cross-sectional area of blood vessels at the periphery of the lungs was significantly greater in 15–19-day-old fetuses than in postpartum animals (p<0.0001). Disappearance of the expression of PECAM-1/CD31 on the abluminal endothelial surface paralleled the changes in the cross-sectional area of blood vessels that occurred during the perinatal period. (J Histochem Cytochem 48:1283–1289, 2000)

Key Words: PECAM-1/CD31, development, ultrastructure, morphometry


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