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Retinol transport in cultured stellate cells of rat liver: studies by light and electron microscope autoradiography. 1993

T Matsuura, and S Nagamori, and S Hasumura, and H Sujino, and K Shimizu, and M Niiya, and K Hirosawa
Department of Internal Medicine (I), Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

The mechanisms of specific transport of retinoids into stellate cells (SC) of liver remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we have conducted experiments to observe the intracellular retinoid metabolism of cultured SC of rat liver using light and electron microscope autoradiography (LMARG and EMARG). After 72 h of culture, the cells were incubated in the medium containing 1.06 x 10(-6) or 6.36 x 10(-8) M of [3H]retinol for either 5 or 30 min. In some cases, incubation with the labeled retinol was followed by a medium containing nonlabeled 1 x 10(-6) M retinol for 90 min. First, the incorporation of labeled retinol (1.06 x 10(-6) M) into SC and hepatocytes was compared by LMARG. After 5 min, silver grains were already present on both cells. After 30 min, label was concentrated on the lipid droplets of SC. After the chase, the number of grains on hepatocytes decreased. On the other hand, grains on the lipid droplets of SC remained. Second, we studied the fine morphology and intracellular retinoid metabolism in SC using EMARG. The SC, which contained abundant multivesicular bodies (MVB) and lamellar bodies, were found to have a heavy accumulation of grains. Even in the medium containing a lower concentration of retinol (6.36 x 10(-8) M), SC also took up retinol. After 90 min of chase, many grains moved on the lipid droplets in SC. The labeled MVB were often accompanied by lamellar bodies and found near the lipid droplets. Sometimes we noticed small labeled lipid droplets bound by membranes in MVB. From the results of this study, we concluded that the MVB and lamellar bodies might be important organelles for retinyl ester formation and the initial storage of retinoid in the lipid droplets in SC.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002479 Inclusion Bodies A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or MALLORY BODIES), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. Inclusion bodies are in cells infected with certain filtrable viruses, observed especially in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed) Cellular Inclusions,Cytoplasmic Inclusions,Bodies, Inclusion,Body, Inclusion,Cellular Inclusion,Cytoplasmic Inclusion,Inclusion Body,Inclusion, Cellular,Inclusion, Cytoplasmic,Inclusions, Cellular,Inclusions, Cytoplasmic
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001345 Autoradiography The making of a radiograph of an object or tissue by recording on a photographic plate the radiation emitted by radioactive material within the object. (Dorland, 27th ed) Radioautography
D001692 Biological Transport The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments. Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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