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Altered glycosylation in secreting cells of the gastric glands of aquaporin-4-deficient mice.
Microscopy Research and Technique 2024 March 28
Aquaporins (AQPs) are important for water transport in the gastrointestinal tract. Changes in their expression and/or localization could cause in disorders and be used as therapeutic targets. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is expressed predominantly on the basolateral membrane of the parietal cells in the corpus of the murine gastric glands. Although the secretion of gastric juice is not affected in AQP4-deficient knockout, we evaluated by light microscopy whether the lack of AQP4 affects the glycopatterns of secreting gastric cells. Wild type (WT) and AQP4-deficient knockout mice (KO) were fed a standard diet ad libitum before sacrifice. Segments of stomach corpus were collected, fixed in buffered formalin, and embedded in paraffin wax. Sections, 5-μm thick, were analyzed by histochemical methods (Periodic acid-Schiff, Alcian Blue pH 2.5), and binding of lectins specific to GalNAc (SBA, DBA), Gal (PNA) GlcNAc (WGA, GSAII) mannose and/or glucose (ConA), and fucose (UEA-I, AAA, LTA). Immunohistochemical methods such as anti-Muc6 for neck cells and anti- β- H+ /K+ -ATPase for parietal cells were also performed. Compared to WT mice, in the mucous cells of KO lower amounts of glycans with galactosyl/galactosaminylated, glycosyl/glycosaminylated, and fucosylated residues were observed; lower fucosylation resulted also in the parietal cells. The observed differences of KO in respect to WT could lead to severer pathological conditions. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Glycopatterns in gastric glands were compared between wild type (WT) and AQP4-deficient knockout (KO) mice by histochemical and lectin-binding methods. In the mucous cells of KO lower amounts of glycans with galactosyl/galactosaminylated, glycosyl/glycosaminylated and fucosylated residues were observed. In the parietal cells lower fucosylation also resulted. AQP4-deficiency affects glycosylation and could result in altered functionality and pathological conditions.
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