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PubMed1991

The anionic charge barrier in the renal corpuscle of the pronephros in the lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L.

The charge barrier within the renal corpuscle of the pronephric kidney of the lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, was investigated at two life cycle intervals using cationized ferritin and polyethyleneimine. In the larval renal corpuscle the endothelium of the glomerular capillaries and the laminae rarae externa and interna of the glomerular basement membrane show regularly-spaced deposits of the tracers. The lamina densa remains unstained. Concomitant with a loss of major processes of the visceral epithelial podocytes and development of an extensive mesangial matrix in late adult life are alterations in the distribution of the anionic sites. The lamina rara interna is no longer a distinct entity and the mesangium contains irregularly-distributed anionic sites surrounding electron-dense deposits. The results indicate that the distribution of the anionic sites during adult life most likely affects the ability of the renal corpuscle to act as an efficient filtration device. This charge distribution is consistent with that seen during some renal pathologies of higher vertebrates.

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PubMed2002

The pronephros.

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PubMed1989

Leukocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) pronephros: cell types producing superoxide anion.

Fish pronephric and blood leukocytes yield a chemiluminescent response (CL) when stimulated appropriately. This response reflects the production of highly reactive oxygen derivatives which contribute to oxygen-dependent killing of targets such as pathogens and parasites. From suspensions of pronephric cells of the Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, we have obtained populations enriched for CL-positive cells. Four bands of cells were obtained using continuous gradients generated with 60% Percoll. The leukocytes of band II showed a very strong PMA-induced CL response, the magnitude of which was several times higher than that observed with equivalent numbers of cells form unseparated pronephric cell suspensions. Cells present in other bands were not significantly chemiluminescent. Flow cytometric analysis showed that band II contained large granular cells and small granular cells. Cytochemical analysis showed that this subpopulation was greatly enriched with neutrophils. Many band II cells adhere to glass whereas few band III cells do so. The glass-adherent cells loose their CL potential after a few days in vitro, whereas the nonadherent cells retain their CL responsiveness for at least a week in vitro.

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