Scanning electron microscope evidence of telocytes in vasculature

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Hua Li³  Shanshan Lu¹  Hongnian Liu²  Junbo Ge³ 

[1] Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, China;Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

关键词: telocytes;    telopodes;    scanning electron microscopy;    arteries;    endothelium;   

DOI  :  10.1111/jcmm.12333

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Here, we here present scanning electron microscope data for the existent telocytes (TCs) on the endothelial surface of the wall of pig coronary arteries, internal thoracic arteries and carotid arteries. These cells have a small (8.39 ± 1.97 μm/4.95 ± 0.91 μm) cell body of different shapes (from round to triangular, depending on the number of cellular prolongations) with very long (of about 30 μm) and thin cellular processes called telopodes (Tps), which have uneven calibre. The number of Tps ranges between 2 and 6. Tps typically present the alternation of podoms and podomers, and also have a dichotomic branching pattern. These data could influence the current attempts for elucidating the role(s) of TCs.

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