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ARCHIVES OF HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 305-312Publisher
INT SOC HISTOLOGY & CYTOLOGY
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.63.305
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We investigated the binding of four types of lectin to follicle-associated epithelium overlying the nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) of rats in order to identify M-cell specific surface markers and to determine the influence of lectin administration to NALT on the uptake of a particulate antigen. The NALT tissues were incubated with a panel of four types of lectin conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Ulex europaeus-1 (UEA-1) and Dolichos biflorus (DBA) lectin stained the surface of M-cells and goblet cells. Uniform staining by Triticum vulgaris (WGA) was detected in the M-cells, ciliated cells and goblet cells. In contrast, staining of Griffonia simplicifolia I isolectin-B-4 (GSI-B-4) was almost exclusively M-cell specific. The administration of M-cell specific lectin (GS I-B-4) to NALT suppressed the uptake of baker's yeast particles administered later, whereas the non-specific one (UEA-1) had no influence on the uptake. These results indicate that GS I-B-4 is a useful marker for the identification of rat NALT M-cells and that such a specific expression of surface glycoconjugates by M-cells may permit the targeting of vaccines and drugs to the antigen sampling sites of the nose. It also appears possible to block the uptake of pathogens by an administration of M-cell specific lectin to NALT.
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