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- J Kim, G S Lee, C C Tisher, and K M Madsen.
- Department of Anatomy, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Am. J. Physiol. 1996 Oct 1; 271 (4 Pt 2): F831-45.
AbstractAt birth, the rat renal papilla has the structural composition of the mature inner stripe of the outer medulla. All loops of Henle have the configuration of short loops, and there are no ascending thin limbs. This study examines the role of apoptosis in the differentiation of the loop of Henle and the development of the ascending thin limb in the rat kidney. Kidneys of 20-day-old fetuses and 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, 14-, and 21-day-old pups were preserved for immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Using a preembedding immunoperoxidase method, we identified thick ascending limbs by labeling with antibodies to the serotonin receptor, 5-HT1A, and descending thin limbs were identified by labeling with antibodies to aquaporin-1. Three methods were used to identify apoptotic cells as follows: 1) in situ nick end labeling using the ApopTag kit, 2) toluidine blue staining on plastic sections followed by etching, and 3) transmission electron microscopy. At birth, tubules with 5-HT1A immunoreactivity were present throughout the renal papilla, and there were no ascending thin limbs. From 1 to 14 days of age, staining for apoptosis was observed in numerous cells in the 5-HT1A-positive epithelium, beginning at the papillary tip and ascending to the border between outer and inner medulla. This was associated with transformation from a cuboidal to a squamous epithelium and subsequent disappearance of 5-HT1A immunostaining from the transformed cells. Electron microscopy confirmed the presence of apoptotic cells and phagocytosed apoptotic bodies in the thick ascending limb in the renal papilla. We conclude that the ascending thin limb is derived from the 5-HT1A-positive thick ascending limb by apoptotic deletion of thick ascending limb cells and transformation of the remaining tubule cells into the 5-HT1A-negative ascending thin limb.
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