Unilateral Basement Membrane Zone Alteration of the Regenerated Laminar Region in Equine Chronic Laminitis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Atsutoshi KUWANO¹  Yoshinari KATAYAMA²  Takanori UENO¹  Toshio NISHIYAMA³  Katsuhiko ARAI³ 

[1] Clinical Science & Pathobiology Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association;Epizootic Research Station (Tochigi-branch), Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association;Department of Tissue Physiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

关键词: basement membrane zone;    chronic laminitis;    collagen;    equine;    laminin 5;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.67.685

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(32)Cited-By(3)Between the laminar epidermis and the laminar dermis of laminar region (LR) in equine foot, it can be observed the basement membrane zone (BMZ), which is composed of a basement membrane and its accompaniments like the hemidesmosome and anchoring fibril. Alteration in the BMZ in equine laminitis is possibly related with not only development but also recovery outcome and recurrence of this disease. However, there is little known about the structure of the BMZ during the recovery phase of this disease. To assess the condition of the BMZ of LR affected by chronic laminitis, the tissue was examined in three cases at two weeks, four weeks and three months after the onset of laminitis, using pathological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic techniques. Histologically in all laminitis cases, there was a regenerated laminar epidermis with proliferating keratinocytes between the Stratum medium and the dermis, but it included the undeveloped secondary epidermal laminae (ud-SELs) structure in one side of the primary epidermal laminae, especially in the part of the deep area of LR. Immunohistochemical results were positive for the anti-type IV collagen, anti-type VII collagen and anti-laminin 5 antibodies in the most BMZs. However, partial BMZs adjacent to the ud-SELs were negative for the anti-type VII collagen and anti-laminin 5 antibodies. Ultrastructurally, in the BMZ of the ud-SEL, the lamina densa and the lamina lucida were present. In contrast, the anchoring fibrils and the hemidesmosomes were either absent, or present at lower than normal levels. In conclusion, the present study indicated that the part of regenerated LR in chronic laminitis was not able to fully restore to construct the BMZ for a long time, especially in the unilateral side of laminar epidermis. It might be related with recurrence of this disease.

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