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Immunogold analysis of antioxidant enzymes in human renal cell carcinoma

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Analysis of activities of the antioxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase in human renal cell carcinomas often showed greatly altered enzyme levels (either elevated or depressed) compared to the cell of origin, the kidney proximal tubule. In order to better understand the variability observed, immunogold studies were performed on human renal cell carcinomas using a polyclonal antibody to human kidney manganese superoxide dismutase. For comparison, studies were also performed using antibodies to other antioxidant enzymes. For histologic studies, renal cell carcinomas were subclassified on the basis of light microscopy and ultrastructural analysis into clear cell, granular cell, or mixed clear and granular cell variants. In all three types of tumor, immunogold studies showed little staining using antibodies to copper, zinc superoxide dismutase or glutathione-dependent enzymes. However, intensity of labeling for manganese superoxide dismutase and catalase depended on the cell type(s) in the tumor. Clear cell variants demonstrated trace staining for manganese superoxide dismutase and catalase, while granular cell variants exhibited heavy staining for both of these enzymes. Mixed types of tumors showed clear cells with trace staining for all antioxidant enzymes examined, while granular cells again showed intense labeling for manganese superoxide dismutase and catalse. Using normal kidney proximal tubule as a comparison, immunogold ultrastructural analysis using antibody to manganese superoxide dismutase demonstrated infrequent small lightly labeled mitochondria in clear cell variants, while granular cell variants exhibited numerous medium-sized heavily labeled mitochondria. These data suggest that: 1) the variability in activity values for manganese superoxide dismutase may be due to heterogeneity of cell types in these tumors and 2) manganese superoxide dismutase immunoreactive protein was elevated in granular cells both because of an increase in number of mitochondria and because the labeling density in mitochondria was increased compared to mitochondria in clear cell types or in normal proximal tubular cells.

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    Present address: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

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  1. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 53705, Madison, WI, USA

    T. D. Oberley, J. M. Sempf, M. J. Oberley & K. E. Muse

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 53706, Madison, WI, USA

    T. D. Oberley

  3. Radiation Research Laboratory, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    M. L. McCormick & L. W. Oberley

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Oberley, T.D., Sempf, J.M., Oberley, M.J. et al. Immunogold analysis of antioxidant enzymes in human renal cell carcinoma. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 424, 155–164 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193495

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