The differentiation of proximal and distal tubules in the male rat kidney: The appearance of aldolase isozymes, aminopeptidase and alkaline phosphatase during ontogeny
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Histochemistry and Cell Biology
- Vol. 47 (4), 315-337
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00489199
Abstract
The specific activities of aminopeptidase, alkaline phosphatase and aldolase isozymes were measured in homogenates of kidneys taken at different stages of ontogeny. The cellular localization of these enzymes was studied in cryostat tissue sections using substrate linked assays for aminopeptidase and alkaline phosphatase and the mixed aggregation immuno-cytochemical technique for aldolase isozymes; local enzyme concentrations were estimated photometrically. The presence of both aldolase-A and aldolase-B was demonstrated in all metanephrogenic cells (and at still higher concentrations in collecting tubule cells) of the rat fetus 16 days after conception and in the undifferentiated cells of the neogenetic zone of kidney up to 8 days after birth; no aminopeptidase or alkaline phosphatase could be found in these cells. Measurements made on stained tissue sections show that the shift towards aldolase-B, seen in homogenate analyses, is due to a change in the relative amounts of proximal tubules. No evidence was seen for repression in the synthesis of aldolase-A or aldolase-B monomers in the different kidney cells during ontogeny. Two transitions in the mode of nephron differentiation were observed: one was shortly after birth, the other followed weaning. Before the first transition the concentrations of the enzymes increased to different degrees, such that the enzymes reached concentrations comparable with those as in the cells of adult rats by 2 to 4 days post partum. After the second transition proximal tubule size and specific activity of brush border membrane enzymes increased 3 fold. In contrast, the distal tubules did not increase significantly in size, but their aldolase-A concentration increased 3 fold. Evidence based on enzyme quantification and morphometry in kidney sections is presented to demonstrate that the proximal tubule cells show functional adaptation by two independent mechanisms: specific amplification of gene expression and hypertrophy. In contrast, the distal tubule shows functional adaptation only by specific amplification of gene expression.This publication has 36 references indexed in Scilit:
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