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  • Title: Nephron segment identification in the normal canine kidney by using lectin histochemistry.
    Author: Yabuki A, Mitani S, Mizukami K, Yamato O.
    Journal: Res Vet Sci; 2012 Oct; 93(2):560-4. PubMed ID: 22217909.
    Abstract:
    Lectin-binding patterns in normal canine kidneys were histochemically investigated using eight lectins. WGA, ConA, and RCA-I showed positive signals in glomerular capillary walls, with signals for RCA-I being detected heterogeneously. In tubular segments, signals for WGA, s-WGA, ConA, and RCA-I were distributed widely from proximal tubules to collecting ducts, whereas those for SBA, PNA, DBA, and UEA-I were localized in thin limbs of the loop of Henle, thick ascending limbs, distal tubules, or collecting ducts. Apart from PNA and UEA-I, lectins showed heterogeneous bindings in collecting ducts with the heterogeneity. UEA-I-positive reactions were restricted to those parts of the distal tubules in close proximity to the glomeruli, and in these parts, signals in the macula densa were markedly stronger than in other regions. Based on the present findings, lectin probes, singly or in combination, could be utilized to identify the affected nephron segment in canine renal pathology.
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