期刊
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
卷 282, 期 3, 页码 355-367出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21309
关键词
arylsulphatase; digestive system; histochemistry; lysosomes; secretory cells
资金
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto, Portugal
The esophageal pouches of Chaetopleura angulata and Acanthochitona fascicularis are known as sugar glands due to their fluid rich in polysaccharide digesting enzymes. These glands are involved in extracellular and intracellular digestion, as well as storing lipid and glycogen reserves.
The esophageal pouches of Chaetopleura angulata and Acanthochitona fascicularis were investigated using light and transmission electron microscopy. These pouches linked to the posterior region of the esophagus are known as sugar glands as they contain a fluid rich in polysaccharide digesting enzymes. They are the second largest glands in the digestive system of chitons, just after the digestive gland. In both species, the pouches contain a dense array of finger-shaped villi. The villi epithelium includes absorptive cells, basophilic secretory cells, mucus-secreting cells, and basal cells. Some absorptive cells were bordered by a dense cover of long microvilli, whereas other absorptive cells had short and sparse microvilli. Absorptive cells contain several lysosomes, mitochondria, peroxisomes, a few small Golgi stacks, some lipid droplets, and large amounts of glycogen. The basophilic secretory cells are characterized by the presence of many electron-dense vesicles, with a glycoprotein content, a large number of rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae, and a highly developed Golgi apparatus. Mucus-secreting cells are characterized by large vesicles containing acid polysaccharides and wide Golgi stacks. Basal cells that were found at the base of the epithelium in contact with the basal lamina exhibit histological and ultrastructural features of enteroendocrine cells. We suggest that these glandular pouches are involved in extracellular and intracellular digestion, and accumulate lipid and glycogen reserves.
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