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Feinbau und Passageverhalten der Capillaren im Subcommissuralorgan der Ratte

Ultrastructure and vascular permeability of the capillaries in the subcommissural organ of rats

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The capillaries of the subcommissural organ (SCO) and their adjacent structures of 38 adult Sprague-Dawley rats and 6 adult Wistar rats were examined in the electron microscope after perfusion fixation. Acid mucopolysaccharides were shown by Alcian Blue and Ruthenium Red, glycoproteins were identified by the periodic acid-silver methenamine technique. Horseradish peroxidase (MRP) was used as a tracer for vascular permeability.

The subcommissural organ's capillaries are characterized by an unfenestrated, continuous endothelium, showing only few vesicles; the endothelium is surrounded by a single, continuous basal lamina. Adjacent to the capillaries wall there are “periodically structured bodies” (PSK), labyrinths of the basal lamina and irregularly arranged collagen fibrils. Glycoproteins are found in the basal lamina and within the intercellular clefts; in a few cases groups of parallel arranged, periodically banded linear structures are seen within or adjacent to the basal lamina. Acid mucopolysaccharides are found within the endocapillary layer of capillaries. It seems very likely that PSK represent an atypical arrangement of collagen fibrils. The formation of these structures is discussed.

Under normal conditions, MRP, after intravenous injection, does not enter the perivascular space surrounding the capillaries of the SCO. A blood-brain barrier exists at the level of the capillary endothelium. In a few Sprague-Dawley rats MRP seems to alter the permeability of the capillaries. Reaction product of MRP is found within endothelial vesicles and the adjacent structures. It appears that the basal lamina and the PSK are not involved in the barrier mechanism or regulation of transport. In Sprague-Dawley rats intravenous injection of MRP seems to alter the blood-brain barrier by release of endogenous biogenic amines associated with mast cell degranulation. This effect is not observed in Wistar rats.

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Die Capillaren des Subcommissuralorgans (SCO) und deren Umgebung wurden an 38 adulten Sprague-Dawley- und an 6 adulten Wistar-Ratten nach Perfusionsfixierung im Elektronenmikroskop untersucht. Saure Mucopolysaccharide wurden mit Alcianblau und Rutheniumrot, Glykoproteide mittels der Perjodsäure-Silbermethenamin-Reaktion nachgewiesen. Der Stofftransport in den Capillaren wurde mit Meerrettichperoxidase (MRP) als Tracer untersucht.

Die subcommissuralen Capillaren besitzen ein ungefenstertes, vesikelarmes Endothel, das einer einfachen, durchgehenden Basallamina aufsitzt. In der Umgebung der Capillaren finden sich neben periodisch strukturierten Körpern (PSK) vereinzelt Basallamina-Labyrinthe und regellos angeordnete kollagene Mikrofibrillen. Mit der Perjodsäure-Silbermethenamin-Reaktion lassen sich Glykoproteide im Bereich der Basallamina und der nach außen anschließenden Intercellularspalten darstellen, vereinzelt auch — teils im Bereich der Basallamina, teils ihr eng angeschlossen — Gruppen parallel angeordneter, linearer Strukturen mit einem periodischen Streifenmuster. Saure Mucopolysaccharide sind nur in der lumenseitigen Glykokalyx des Capillarendothels nachweisbar. Der Aufbau der PSK aus Kollagenfilamenten erscheint sehr wahrscheinlich. Vermutungen zur Entstehung dieser hochgeordneten Strukturen werden vorgebracht.

Die Traceruntersuchungen ergeben, daß unter normalen Bedingungen in den subcommissuralen Capillaren eine Blut-Hirn-Schranke (BHS) für MRP besteht, die im Endothel lokalisiert ist. Bei einem Teil der Sprague-Dawley-Ratten ist die Barriere geschädigt und der Tracer gelangt über cytopemptische Vesikel in Basallamina und Gefäßumgebung. Der Basallamina und den PSK kommt in solchen Fällen keine besondere Schranken- oder Verteilerfunktion zu. Offenbar bewirkt bei manchen Sprague-Dawley-Ratten die MRP-Injektion über die Freisetzung von endogenen biogenen Aminen aus Mastzellen eine Schädigung der BHS, was bei Wistar-Ratten nicht eintritt.

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Die Untersuchung wurde mit Unterstützung durch den Sonderforschungsbereich 51 (Medizinische Molekularbiologie und Biochemie) der DFG ausgeführt. — Frau H. Asam danken wir für hervorragende technische Hilfe.

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von Bomhard, K., Köhl, W., Schinko, I. et al. Feinbau und Passageverhalten der Capillaren im Subcommissuralorgan der Ratte. Z. Anat. Entwickl. Gesch. 144, 101–122 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00518636

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