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Sci Rep ; 12(1): 12898, 2022 07 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35902708

RESUMEN

The Sertoli cell (SC)-specific knockout (KO) of connexin43 (Cx43) was shown to be an effector of multiple histological changes in tubular morphology, resulting in germ cell loss through to a Sertoli-cell-only (SCO) phenotype and vacuolated seminiferous tubules containing SC-clusters. Our present study focused on the effects of Cx43 loss on SC ultrastructure. Using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM), we could confirm previous results. Ultrastructural analysis of Sertoli cell nuclei (SCN) revealed that these appear in clusters with a phenotype resembling immature/proliferating SCs in KO mice. Surprisingly, SCs of fertile wild type (WT) mice contained SCN with a predominantly smooth surface instead of deep indentations of the nuclear envelope, suggesting that these indentations do not correlate with germ cell support or spermatogenesis. SBF-SEM facilitated the precise examination of clustered SCs. Even if the exact maturation state of mutant SCs remained unclear, our study could detect indications of cellular senescence as well as immaturity, emphasising that Cx43 affects SC maturation. Moreover, Sudan III staining and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) demonstrated an altered lipid metabolism in SCs of Cx43 deficient mice.


Asunto(s)
Conexina 43 , Células de Sertoli , Animales , Conexina 43/genética , Conexina 43/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Túbulos Seminíferos/metabolismo , Células de Sertoli/metabolismo , Espermatogénesis/genética , Testículo/metabolismo
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Blood Adv ; 4(13): 2967-2978, 2020 07 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32609845

RESUMEN

Thrombocytopenia is a common complication of influenza virus infection, and its severity predicts the clinical outcome of critically ill patients. The underlying cause(s) remain incompletely understood. In this study, in patients with an influenza A/H1N1 virus infection, viral load and platelet count correlated inversely during the acute infection phase. We confirmed this finding in a ferret model of influenza virus infection. In these animals, platelet count decreased with the degree of virus pathogenicity varying from 0% in animals infected with the influenza A/H3N2 virus, to 22% in those with the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus, up to 62% in animals with a highly pathogenic A/H5N1 virus infection. This thrombocytopenia is associated with virus-containing platelets that circulate in the blood. Uptake of influenza virus particles by platelets requires binding to sialoglycans and results in the removal of sialic acids by the virus neuraminidase, a trigger for hepatic clearance of platelets. We propose the clearance of influenza virus by platelets as a paradigm. These insights clarify the pathophysiology of influenza virus infection and show how severe respiratory infections, including COVID-19, may propagate thrombocytopenia and/or thromboembolic complications.


Asunto(s)
Plaquetas/virología , Virus de la Influenza A/patogenicidad , Gripe Humana/complicaciones , Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico/metabolismo , Polisacáridos/metabolismo , Trombocitopenia/etiología , Animales , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Plaquetas/patología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Hurones , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno , Humanos , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/patogenicidad , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/fisiología , Subtipo H3N2 del Virus de la Influenza A/patogenicidad , Subtipo H3N2 del Virus de la Influenza A/fisiología , Subtipo H5N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/patogenicidad , Subtipo H5N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/fisiología , Virus de la Influenza A/fisiología , Gripe Humana/metabolismo , Gripe Humana/patología , Gripe Humana/virología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/complicaciones , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/metabolismo , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/patología , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/virología , Trombocitopenia/metabolismo , Trombocitopenia/patología , Trombocitopenia/virología , Internalización del Virus
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Toxicol Pathol ; 42(6): 1041-6, 2014 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25060814

RESUMEN

Because of the size of the nanoparticles, their detection and exact anatomical localization in tissue samples are very difficult. Consequently, suitable methods are needed to prove their presence, especially co-localized to histological lesions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether nanoparticles were detectable in specimens after reprocessing samples from glass slides using the pop-off technique. Tissue slides containing agglomerates of titanium dioxide nanoparticles already visible on a light microscopic level and amorphous silicium dioxide (SiO2) particles not observable in tissue slides were reprocessed. Furthermore, cytospots of bronchoalveolar lavage acquired from rats that previously inhaled carbon nanotubes were used. After reprocessing the samples, they were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. In all the reprocessed samples, the respective nanoparticles were detectable. Even the light microscopically invisible amorphous SiO2 particles were observed as electron dense structures. Titanium and silicium were additionally confirmed in the respective nanoparticles by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). In summary, the pop-off technique represents a fast and easy way to detect nanoparticles in histological sections. This enables further characterization of these particles by additional techniques such as EDX, and their direct correlation with light microscopic lesions at exactly the same location is investigated.


Asunto(s)
Microscopía Electrónica/métodos , Nanopartículas/toxicidad , Administración por Inhalación , Animales , Laringe/efectos de los fármacos , Laringe/patología , Pulmón/efectos de los fármacos , Pulmón/patología , Nanopartículas/administración & dosificación , Nanopartículas/química , Ratas , Titanio/administración & dosificación , Titanio/química , Titanio/toxicidad
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