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To clarify ion-absorbing functions and molecular mechanisms of mitochondria-rich (MR) cells, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) were acclimated to artificial freshwaters with normal or lowered Na+ and/or Cl- concentration: (1) normal Na+/normal Cl- (control); (2) normal Na+/low Cl-; (3) low Na+/normal Cl-; and (4) low Na+/low Cl-. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that concave and convex apical surfaces of MR cells predominantly developed in low Na+ and low Cl- waters, respectively, whereas small apical pits predominated in control conditions. Expression of Na+/H+ exchanger-3 (NHE3) mRNA in the gills was increased in low Na+ waters (low Na+/normal Cl- and low Na+/low Cl-, whereas that of Na+/Cl- cotransporter (NCC) expression was upregulated in low Cl-, but not in low Na+/low Cl-. Immunofluorescence staining showed that enlarged NHE3-immunoreactive apical regions were concave or flat in low Na+ waters, whereas NCC-immunoreactive regions were enlarged convexly in low Cl- waters. Using SEM immunocytochemistry the distribution of NHE3/NCC was compared with SEM images obtained simultaneously, it was further demonstrated that NHE3 and NCC were confined to concave and convex apical surfaces, respectively. These results indicated that small apical pits developed into concave apical surfaces to facilitate Na+ uptake through NHE3, and into convex apical surfaces to enhance Na+/Cl- uptake through NCC. Our findings integrated morphological and functional classifications of ion-absorbing MR cells in Mozambique tilapia.

Morphological and functional classification of ion-absorbing mitochondria-rich cells in the gills of Mozambique tilapia