Immunohistochemical demonstration of extracellular carbonic anhydrase in epiphyseal growth cartilage

Calcified Tissue International - Tập 34 - Trang 428-430 - 1982
Timo Kumpulainen1, H. K. Väänänen1
1Department of Anatomy, University of Oulu, Oulu 22, Finland

Tóm tắt

The distribution of carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes C and B in the rat epiphyseal growth cartilage was demonstrated by an immunohistochemical method. The isoenzymes were found in different locations. Isoenzyme C was in the extracellular matrix of the hypertrophic and calcifying cartilage, and no reaction was observed in the chondrocytes. In contrast, the antiserum against isoenzyme B revealed only a weak cellular staining. This supports the hypothesis that carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme C, which is the high-activity form, changes the pH in the extracellular fluid of calcifying cartilage, favoring the deposition of calcium phosphate.

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