HISTOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF SALIVARY MUCINS
HISTOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF SALIVARY MUCINS
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唾液粘蛋白的组织化学鉴定
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发表时间:
1963
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
G. Quintarelli
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作者:
G. Quintarelli
Nearly 100 years ago Rudolph Heidenhain (1868) classified the salivary glands into two groups and distinguished an “albuminous” and a ((mucous” secretion. The term albuminous, later modified into “serous” by A. Heidenhain (1870), was adopted because of the close resemblance of the parotid fluid to the pancreatic secretion. Mucin, on the other hand, was long known to be a viscid, clear substance which could be precipitated by acetic acid (Scherer, 1843). In humans as well as in animals salivary mucus was recognized by several investigators (Bernard, 1859; Oehl, 1864; Kolliker, 1866). Furthermore it was well known that acetic acid had a “coagulating” effect on the submaxillary, sublingual, and minor salivary gland contents. The discovery by Giannuzzi (1865) of the hdbmonde (demilunes) as new anatomical entities adjacent to the mucous acini, added further knowledge to the structure of the salivary glands. Following Heidenhain’s classification, the parotid was considered a typical serous gland, having great structural similarities to the pancreas, while the submaxillary and the sublingual as well as the minor salivary glands were recognized as mixed (serous-mucous) or pure mucus-secreting structures. However, because of the morphological differences and the great heterogeneity of several animal salivary glands, most of the investigators endeavored to define them according to their tinctorial properties. These attempts indicated the difficulties foreseen in the recognition of the cell secretion. One of the greatest efforts of the early histologists was then to find the most suitable staining methods in an endeavor to distinguish the various mucous cells. Ehrlich (1877) was the first to differentiate between basic and acidic dyes. He showed that aniline derivatives were very useful for the staining of mucin in a variety of tissues. Stohr (1887) successfully stained mucous cells with aniline dyes while Raudnitz (1883), using Violet B recommended by Mayer (1882), found chromotrope material in cat submaxillary gland. Nordmann (1885) obtained a positive reaction in mucous cells with Dahlia, malachite green, and fuchsin. Sussdorf (1888) further stressed the importance of basic dyes as the most suitable for the staining of mucin. He noticed, however, that although certain mucous alveoli of horse and cat intestine were well stained, the sublingual glands did not react. Metachromasia was clearly shown in several mucous cells by safranin and thionin. The latter dye, neglected by most investigators, was usefully applied for the staining of mucin in the salivary and