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Visualization of the transport pathways of low density lipoproteins across the endothelial cells in the branched regions of rat arteries. 1995

C H Kao, and J K Chen, and J S Kuo, and V C Yang
Department of Biology, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.

The transport pathways of low density lipoproteins (LDL) across the endothelium at the branched and unbranched regions of the artery were studied in high cholesterol diet-fed rats. Rat tissues were analyzed by perfusing in situ human or rat LDL labeled with colloidal gold or fluorescein 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI). Results indicated that more LDL-DiI accumulated in the branched regions than in the unbranched regions of the artery. LDL-gold conjugates were observed in the plasmalemmal vesicles, multivesicular bodies and in the subendothelial space in both the branched and the unbranched regions of the arteries. Quantitative study revealed that the volume densities of plasmalemmal vesicles which contained the LDL-gold particles in the branched regions of the aortic arch were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the density value in the unbranched regions of the thoracic aorta, whereas there was no marked difference in the density value of multivesicular bodies between these two regions. The open junctions with gap widths of 30-450 nm between adjacent endothelial cells were only observed in the branched regions of the aortic arch, whereas no open junctions were present in the unbranched regions of the thoracic aorta. Moreover, the LDL-gold conjugates were present within most of these open junctions. In all specimens examined, no gold particles were found in the normal intercellular channels (i.e., 25 nm and less) of both regions. These results indicated that the major visible routes for transport of LDL across the endothelium in the branched regions of the arteries are open junctions as well as plasmalemmal vesicles. The region-associated permeability changes of LDL might account for the incidence of atherosclerosis in the branched areas of arteries.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D007365 Intercellular Junctions Direct contact of a cell with a neighboring cell. Most such junctions are too small to be resolved by light microscopy, but they can be visualized by conventional or freeze-fracture electron microscopy, both of which show that the interacting CELL MEMBRANE and often the underlying CYTOPLASM and the intervening EXTRACELLULAR SPACE are highly specialized in these regions. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p792) Cell Junctions,Cell Junction,Intercellular Junction,Junction, Cell,Junction, Intercellular,Junctions, Cell,Junctions, Intercellular
D008077 Lipoproteins, LDL A class of lipoproteins of small size (18-25 nm) and light (1.019-1.063 g/ml) particles with a core composed mainly of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and smaller amounts of TRIGLYCERIDES. The surface monolayer consists mostly of PHOSPHOLIPIDS, a single copy of APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100, and free cholesterol molecules. The main LDL function is to transport cholesterol and cholesterol esters to extrahepatic tissues. Low-Density Lipoprotein,Low-Density Lipoproteins,beta-Lipoprotein,beta-Lipoproteins,LDL(1),LDL(2),LDL-1,LDL-2,LDL1,LDL2,Low-Density Lipoprotein 1,Low-Density Lipoprotein 2,LDL Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein, Low-Density,Lipoproteins, Low-Density,Low Density Lipoprotein,Low Density Lipoprotein 1,Low Density Lipoprotein 2,Low Density Lipoproteins,beta Lipoprotein,beta Lipoproteins
D008297 Male Males
D008856 Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy of specimens stained with fluorescent dye (usually fluorescein isothiocyanate) or of naturally fluorescent materials, which emit light when exposed to ultraviolet or blue light. Immunofluorescence microscopy utilizes antibodies that are labeled with fluorescent dye. Fluorescence Microscopy,Immunofluorescence Microscopy,Microscopy, Immunofluorescence,Fluorescence Microscopies,Immunofluorescence Microscopies,Microscopies, Fluorescence,Microscopies, Immunofluorescence
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002232 Carbocyanines Compounds that contain three methine groups. They are frequently used as cationic dyes used for differential staining of biological materials. Carbocyanine
D002791 Cholesterol, Dietary Cholesterol present in food, especially in animal products. Dietary Cholesterol
D004036 Diet, Atherogenic A diet that contributes to the development and acceleration of ATHEROGENESIS. Atherogenic Diet,Atherogenic Diets,Diets, Atherogenic
D004730 Endothelium, Vascular Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the entire vascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components. Capillary Endothelium,Vascular Endothelium,Capillary Endotheliums,Endothelium, Capillary,Endotheliums, Capillary,Endotheliums, Vascular,Vascular Endotheliums

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