フカサワ　ユリ   Fukasawa Yuri   深澤　由里    所属   東邦大学  医学部 医学科    職種   講師
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	The human renal lymphatics under normal and pathological conditions
掲載誌名	正式名：Histopathology 略　 称：Histopathology ISSNコード：03090167/13652559
出版社	Blackwell Scientific Publications
巻・号・頁	49(3),pp.265-273
著者・共著者	Ishikawa Y＊†, Akasaka Y†, Kiguchi H, Akishima-Fukasawa Y†, Hasegawa T†, Ito K†, Kimura-Matsumoto M†, Ishiguro S†, Morita H†, Sato S†, Soh S, Ishii T†
発行年月	2006/09
概要	AIMS: The renal lymphatics have not been fully documented in humans. The aim of this study was to clarify the morphology of the human renal lymphatic system under normal and pathological conditions by immunohistochemistry using anti-D2-40 antibody. METHODS AND RESULTS: Normal and pathological renal tissues obtained at autopsy as well as nephrectomy specimens with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were used. Thin sections were immunostained with antibodies against D2-40 and CD31. In normal kidney, D2-40+ lymphatics were abundant in the interstitium around the interlobar and arcuate arteries/veins but sporadic in those around the glomeruli or between the tubules in the cortex. A few lymphatics contained erythrocytes in their lumina. Lymphatics were seldom present in the medulla. In RCC cases, lymphatics were evident at the tumour margin, whereas CD31+ capillaries were abundant throughout the tumour and lymphatics were increased in the fibrous interstitium around the tumour. Lymphatic invasion by RCC cells was also detectable. D2-40+ lymphatics were evident in other pathological conditions and end-stage kidney had a denser lymphatic distribution than normal kidney. CONCLUSIONS: Lymphatics are abundant around the arteries/veins and are also present in the renal cortex and medulla. D2-40 immunostaining is helpful for investigating the pathophysiological role of renal lymphatics.
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02478.x
PMID	16918973