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DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4A6282.2004
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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Volume 52 (8): 1107-1112, 2004
Copyright ©The Histochemical Society, Inc.

Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Carbonic Anhydrase Isoenzyme VI (CA VI) Expression in Rat Lower Airways and Lung

Jukka S. Leinonen, Kirsi A. Saari, Jaana M. Seppänen, Hanna M. Myllylä and Hannu J. Rajaniemi

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Correspondence to: Jukka S. Leinonen, Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, PO Box 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. E-mail: juleinon{at}paju.oulu.fi

Carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme VI (CA VI), which is transported in high concentrations in saliva and milk into the alimentary tract, is an important element of mucosal protection in the upper alimentary tract. Like alimentary tract mucosa, the respiratory tract mucosa is also exposed to heavy microbial, physical, and chemical stress. The protective and renewal-promoting factors present in the surface mucus of the respiratory tract are mainly produced by the seromucous tracheobronchial glands. Here we studied the secretion of CA VI by these glands in adult and developing rats using immunohistochemical techniques. The serous acinar and duct cells of the tracheobronchial glands stained for CA VI. The presence of the enzyme also in the duct content indicates its active secretion into the surface mucus. CA VI was also visible in the secretory cells and at the base of the ciliated cells of the tracheobronchial surface epithelium. Moreover, the Clara cells of the bronchiolar surface epithelium stained for CA VI. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that CA VI has a mucosa-protective role not only in the gastrointestinal tract but also in the respiratory tract, where CA VI may act as a pivotal pH neutralizer and growth factor.

(J Histochem Cytochem 52:1107–1112, 2004)

Key Words: carbonic anhydrase • trachea • lungs • rat • immunohistochemistry


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