Histology and histopathology Vol.21, nº 3 (2006)

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    Gut-trophic feed additives and their effects upon the gut structure and intestinal metabolism. State of the art in the pig, and perspectives towards humans
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Domeneghini, C.; Di Giancamillo, A.; Arrighi, S.; Bosi, G.
    The correct functional development of the gastrointestinal tract is of special importance during the neonatal and weaning phases of reared piglets. Nutrition is obviously a critical determinant in the growth of the gut in the young swine. The mucosal epithelium of the small intestine is reputed anatomically and functionally immature in neonatal pigs, a feature that appears to be exacerbated at weaning, when a colonization of the gut occurs by “new” microrganisms entering the alimentary canal with the solid feed. This frequently exposes piglets to diarrhoeic syndromes and other intestinal disturbances. Functional feed additives, also called nutraceuticals, appear as promising alternative substances to the use of chemotherapeutics as growth promoters in the rearing farm, above all considering the near banning of them by the European Parliament in the view of reducing antibiotic resistance phenomena in human therapies. Several feed additives are available that may play a role in the pig nutritional plan because of their trophic and cyto-protective effects on the gastrointestinal apparatus. Paying special attention to the quantitative consequences (histometry) upon the gut of the examined dietary supplements, this review, even if not fully exhaustive, will focus on the function (and possibly the mechanism/s of action) of certain guttrophic nutrient substrates. This in turn will sustain the potential use of these substances in human therapy, especially the one directed at resolving intestinal diseases, both in adult and infant ages. In nutritional studies as well as in other biomedical research fields, the swine is an excellent animal model.
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    Advances in molecular classification of renal neoplasms
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Yin-Goen, Q.; Dale, J.; Yang, W.L.; Phan, J.; Moffitt, R.; Petros, J.A.; Datta, M.W.; Amin, M.B.; Wang, M.D.; Young, A.N.
    Kidney neoplasms are classified by light microscopy using the World Health Organization (WHO) system. The WHO system defines histopathologic tumor subtypes with distinct clinical behavior and underlying genetic mutations. In adults, the common malignant subtypes are variants of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Histopathologic classification is critical for clinical management of RCC, but is becoming more complex with recognition of novel tumor subtypes, development of procedures yielding small diagnostic biopsies, and emergence of molecular therapies directed at tumor gene activity. Therefore, classification systems based on gene expression are likely to become essential for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of kidney tumors. Recent DNA microarray studies have shown that clinically relevant renal tumor subtypes are characterized by distinct gene expression profiles, which are useful for discovery of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In this review, we summarize the WHO classification system for renal tumors, general applications of microarray technology in cancer research, and specific microarray studies that have advanced knowledge of renal tumor diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and pathobiology.
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    Immunoexpression of the CD30 ligand-CD30 and IL-6-IL-6R signals in thyroid autoimmune diseases
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Ruggeri, R.M.; Barresi, G.; Sciacchitano, S.; Trimarchi, F.; Benvenga, S.; Trovato, M.
    To elucidate the role of Th2 cytokines in autoimmune thyroid diseases, we have studied by immunohistochemistry the expression of two Th2 ligand/receptor systems (CD30-L/CD30 and IL-6/IL-6R) in goitrous Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). A total number of 50 nodular goiters (NG), including 10 GD showing a lymphoid aggregate grade I, 30 HT 8 of which had a lymphoid aggregate of grade I, 12 of grade II and 10 grade III, and 10 colloid goiters have been evaluated. In addition, 5 normal thyroids were included in the study as controls. Reactivity of ligand and cognate receptor of both CD30-L/CD30 and IL-6/IL-6R pathways was observed in a greater proportion of GD, compared to HT (P<0.005). In HT, the expression of CD30-L/CD30 system was detected more frequently than IL-6/IL-6R (P<0.05) and showed an inverse correlation with the grade of lymphoid aggregate, whereas IL-6/IL-6R correlated positively with lymphocyte infiltration (P<0.05). Based on our results concerning a dominance of Th2 cytokines in GD, we postulate that CD30-L/CD30 and IL-6/IL-6R systems could play a major role in the pathogenesis of GD. However, the expression of CD30L/CD30 and IL-6/IL-6R in HT suggests that Th2 mechanisms are involved also in tissue damage of HT. The two systems could contribute to drive the autoimmune response skewing toward a Th2 phenotype and this appears to be correlated with the lymphoid aggregate grade.
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    Microplicae-like structures of the fallopian tube in postmenopausal women as shown by electron microscopy
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Correr, S.; Makabe, S.; Heyn, R.; Relucenti, M.; Naguro, T.; Familiari, G.
    Female reproductive aging is associated with several morphological changes of the genital tract with a subsequent decline in fertility; however, ultrastructural changes occurring after menopause have still not been well illustrated. Our aim was to characterize the threedimensional microanatomy of the luminal surface of the human fallopian tube in perimenopause and postmenopause. Twenty bioptic samples of fallopian tubes were obtained after surgery under the informed consent of the patients. Samples were processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fieldemission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). As age increases the surface epithelium of the fallopian tube appeared somewhat flattened. Correlated TEM/FE-SEM observations showed gradual shortening of microvilli and deciliation. The most interesting finding was the gradual formation of microplicae-like structures on the surface epithelium, particularly from late perimenopause to postmenopause. Microplicae-like structures, associated with other regressive changes, represent an important adaptation of the epithelium of the fallopian tube; these are likely induced by the physiological process of aging, thus better withstanding hormonal changes associated with the advent of the menopause.
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    Application of in vivo cryotechnique to the examination of cells and tissues in living animal organs
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2006) Terada, N.; Ohno, N.; Li, Z.; Fuji, Y.; Baba, T.; Ohno, S.
    When all biological materials in cells and tissues of living animal organs are quickly and promptly frozen, immunolocalization of their components and structural features in situ is necessary to understand their in vivo functioning states. However, these direct morphological analyses were difficult to achieve by conventional chemical fixation methods during the last century. A new cryofixation method, named the “in vivo cryotechnique”, in which the normal blood circulation in living animals is always retained at the moment of freezing, has become a powerful tool to visualize the real native morphology of cells and tissues with functional meaning. The “in vivo cryotechnique” can usually be combined with a wide range of subsequent preparation techniques, and can thereby enable us to perform various direct analyses on biological samples, reflecting the physiological functions of living animal organs