LOCALIZATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN HUMAN PALATINE TONSILS BY MEANS OF IMMUNOENZYMATIC TECHNIQUE / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Using immunoenzymatic technique,we have observed the localization ofimmunoglobulins in human palatine tonsils,of patients suffering from chronictonsilitis and hyperplasia.The result as follows1.EpitheliumThe outer surface of tonsil is lined by stratified squamous epithelium,the epithelium rarely shows keratinization and lacks a well-defind and continuousbasement membrane.In the basal layer of epithelium,it is reticular structure andspaces between the cords of epithelium cells are filled with Ig~+ lymphocytes andplasma cells,the reticular structure is particularly pronounced near the crypts.Thisspecial structure is regarded as an expression of active immune function.In thesuperficial layer of epithelium,the predominate cells are Ig~- small lymphocytes,maybe T lymphocytes.2.FollicleAll follicles have germinal centres,especially hyperplastic tonsils.The follicle has polarity,each follicle may be divided into three Zones(a b c),twozones(a b)form the centre of the follicle and the thired(c)is the mass of smalllymphocytes“capping”and enclosing the centre.The upper limits of zone(c)areoften indistinct,from the presence of many lymphocytes in the epithelium.Thedistribution of Ig~+ cells in follicle are different from their three zones.In the centre,IgG cells are most numerous,next most numerous are IgA~+ cells,and considerablyfewer IgM positive cells.In the c zone,only a few Ig~+ cells are seen(IgG IgM).Itis found that the germinal centre may produce more than one type of Ig,it differsfrom the report of Sordat,but quite agrees with Curran's result.However the numbersof cells containing the various types of Ig show a great difference.3.Other lymphoid tissueThe tissue between the follicles are rich in small Tlymphocytes and a few Ig~+ containing cells,this area was called thymic dependentarea.At an older age,this region is always enlarged,but the density of the cellswill decrease,meanwhile much connective tissues are seen in the stroma.