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A cytophotometric and electron-microscopical study on catalase activity in serial cryostat sections of rat liver. 1995

W M Frederiks, and M Ankum, and K S Bosch, and H Vreeling-Sindelárová, and J P Schellens, and C J Van Noorden
University of Amsterdam, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, The Netherlands.

The validity of the histochemical procedure for demonstrating catalase activity in cryostat sections of rat liver at the light- and electron-microscopical level was studied cytophotometrically. Incubations in the presence of 5 mM diaminobenzidine, 44 mM hydrogen peroxide and 2% polyvinyl alcohol performed on fixed cryostat sections resulted in the highest amounts of final reaction product precipitated in a fine granular form which was specific for catalase activity. Serial sections processed for electron microscopy indicated that the osmiophilic final reaction product was exclusively localized in the matrix and core of peroxisomes. The relationship between incubation time and the amounts of final reaction product generated by catalase activity as measured at 460 nm in mid-zonal areas of liver lobules showed non-linearity for the test-minus-control reaction because first-order inactivation of the enzyme occurred during incubation. Linearity of the test-minus-control reaction and section thickness was observed up to 8 microns. Catalase in rat liver showed a Km value of 2.0 mM for its substrate hydrogen peroxide when the diaminobenzidine concentration was 5 mM. It is concluded that the procedure for demonstrating catalase activity in serial cryostat sections of rat liver at the light- and electron-microscopical level is specific and can be applied to quantitative purposes. This approach may be useful in pathology, when only small biopsies are available, when the tissue is heterogeneous, and when other histochemical markers also need to be studied in the same material.

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
D008830 Microbodies Electron-dense cytoplasmic particles bounded by a single membrane, such as PEROXISOMES; GLYOXYSOMES; and glycosomes. Glycosomes,Glycosome,Microbody
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
D002374 Catalase An oxidoreductase that catalyzes the conversion of HYDROGEN PEROXIDE to water and oxygen. It is present in many animal cells. A deficiency of this enzyme results in ACATALASIA. Catalase A,Catalase T,Manganese Catalase,Mn Catalase
D003592 Cytophotometry A method for the study of certain organic compounds within cells, in situ, by measuring the light intensities of the selectively stained areas of cytoplasm. The compounds studied and their locations in the cells are made to fluoresce and are observed under a microscope. Microfluorometry,Cytophotometries,Microfluorometries
D005629 Frozen Sections Thinly cut sections of frozen tissue specimens prepared with a cryostat or freezing microtome. Frozen Section,Section, Frozen,Sections, Frozen
D006861 Hydrogen Peroxide A strong oxidizing agent used in aqueous solution as a ripening agent, bleach, and topical anti-infective. It is relatively unstable and solutions deteriorate over time unless stabilized by the addition of acetanilide or similar organic materials. Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2),Hydroperoxide,Oxydol,Perhydrol,Superoxol,Peroxide, Hydrogen
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
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity

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