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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Immunohistochemical approach reveals involvement of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat late development

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Author(s):
Zambuzzi, W. F. [1, 2] ; Paiva, K. B. S. [3] ; Batista, A. C. [4] ; Lara, V. S. [5] ; Granjeiro, J. M. [6]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biochem, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Div Cell Signaling & Biossays, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Mol Pathol, Bauru, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Goias, Dept Pathol, Goiania, Go - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Bauru Dent Sch, Dept Stomatol, Bauru, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Fed Fluminense, Inst Biol, Dept Cellular & Mol Biol, Niteroi, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Molecular Histology; v. 40, n. 3, p. 235-240, JUN 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

To better understand the role of nitric oxide (NO) in mammal development, specifically in the transition of the fetal stages at birth, we studied the timing of cell-specific expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) isoform during gestational periods of rats, mainly at the late stages of intra-uterine development. Before experimentation, the samples were collected (from 17th to 21st gestational days), fixed in 10% buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin for histological procedures. Hereafter, the sections (5 mu m thickness) obtained from different embryos were immunostained by avidin-biotin-immunoperoxidase technique, by using antibody against iNOS isoform. The most of cell immunopositive was suggestive of granulocyte-like cells and those cells were resident close to the blood vessels in different organs, such as: lung, liver or bone marrow environment. Sometimes we noted immunopositive cells in the blood flow, as reported in the thymus. In agreement, iNOS expression, obtained by western blotting analysis, showed the same profile. Together, our data shows that iNOS expression increased gradually during the late stages of rat development (from E17 to E21) and it was executed by cells close to blood vessels. Thus, we can clearly to predict that this expression was finely modulated and it contributes for time-line dependent NO production during rat late development. (AU)