The structural properties of vimentin positive cells in the ileum epithelium of Angora rabbit


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Beyaz F., Ergün E., Ergün L., Bayraktaroğlu A. G.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.229-234, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1501/vetfak_0000002430
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.229-234
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Angora rabbit, cup cells, M cells, vimentin, FOLLICLE-ASSOCIATED EPITHELIUM, CUP CELLS, PEYERS-PATCHES, GUINEA-PIG, CYTOKERATINS, ENTEROCYTES, SITE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study was projected to determine immunohistochemically vimentin positive cells by using anti-vimentin primary antibody, to eludicate ultrastructurally the morphological properties of these cells and, to examined the presence of villous M cells in villi epithelia. In this study, ten healthy, adult Angora rabbits were used as a material. It was examined the ileum with and without Peyer's patches. Immunohistochemical examination revealed the mature and immature M cells within FAE's and cup cells within epithelium of villi exibitcd the positive vimentin immunoreactivity. Electron microscopical examination revealed the mature M cells surrounded the intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) by a basolateral invagination. Whereas, immature M cells and cup cells were observed to be associated with one or two intraepithelial lymphocytes without such a pocketing. No villous M cells were found within epithelia of ileal villi. In conclusion, the cup cells are similar to immature M cells associated with IEL without a intraepithelial pocketing and showed a vimentin positive immunoreaction within their cytoplasms, but these cells are not villous M cells or enterocytes.