THE IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL OBSERVATION OF NEUROENDOCRINE CHARACTERISTIC IN MICE THYMIC NURSE CELLS / 解剖学报

The arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) in thymic nurse cells (TNCs) of mice were stained by the method of immunogold and indfrect immunofluorescence, PAP immunocytochemical technique. TNCs of mice were shown immunocytochemical reactivity with antfserum of AVP and OT. The posttive areas were much denser near the cells membrane and around TNC-lymphocytes (TNC-Ls). It was implicated that TNCs might serve as neuroendocrine cells and might play a role in TNC-Ls differentiation via secreting AVP and OT.

HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOCHEMICAL CHANGES OF THYMIC NURSE CELLS AND IMMUNE ORGANS OF MOUSE AFTER THE INOCULATION OF LEUKEMIC CELLS / 解剖学报

It was discovered in this experiment that 3 days after inoculation of the ascitic fluid from P_(388) leukemic mice, the positive percentages of AcP and ?-Gase of the lymphocytes within the TNC of the recipients were increased significantly, while the positive percentage of ANAE was decreased. All the positive percentages of the three enzymes of the thymocytes within the thymus were increased significantly, but no abnormal structural changes were seen in the thymus. No histological and cytochemical changes were found in the lymph nodes and the spleen. Nine days after inoculation, the leukemia cell infiltration, hemorrhage and cell degeneration occurred in all the thymus, lymph nodes and spleen of the mouse. The normal structures of the organs were destroyed. The positive percentages of the cytochemical reactions of the three enzymes in the lymphocytes were all increased significantly. At this stage, TNC was very difficult to be isolated from the thymus. The results indicate that thymus and TNC may have a close relationship with the development of this type of leukemia.

STEREOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE LYMPHO CYTES LOCATED AT INTRA-AND EXTRAFOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL DISTRIBUTION AREA / 解剖学报

HRP-anti-HRP complex was injected into BALB/c mice through the tail vein. 24 hours later, the spleens of mice were removed, fixed and cut into slices. After incubation in DAB/H_2O_2 the follicular dendritic cell (FDC) distribution area could be defined at a certain part of lymph nodule. Light microscopic and stereologic analysis study on the lymphocytes at intra- and extra- FDC distribution area were carried out. The results revealed that lymphocytes at intra- and extra- FDC distribution area were composed of various lymphocytes populations of different sizes. The cell populations at intra-FDC distribution area were mainly composed of large and medium sized lymphocytes, while the populations at extra-FDC distribution area were mainly medium sized and small lymphocytes. As a result, FDC always exists on the location where lymphoblastic phenomenon appears. This indicates that FDC has certain relation with the lymphoblastic phenomenon.

HISTOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPICAL OBSERVATION ON THYMIC NURSE CELL OF HUMAN FETUSES / 解剖学报

This paper reports some histochemical,scanning and transmission electron mic-roscopical features of thymic nurse cell(TNC)of human fetuses.The results showedthat TNCs were all negative for ANAE,AcP,AlP,ATPase,5'-Nase and PAS.TNCcontained various numbers of lymphocytes.Some intracytoplasmic lymphocytes werepositive for ANAE,AcP,AlP and ATPase.Their ANAE positive percentage deter-mined were 26.8%.However,ANAE positive percentage of extracytoplasmic lym-phocytes of TNC were 51.3%.Our data demonstrated that there was significant dif-ference between these two ANAE positive percentages,P