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Rough endoplasmic reticulum in the adrenaline and noradrenaline cells of the adrenal medulla: Effects of intracranial surgery and pinealectomy
Author(s) -
Kachi Takashi,
Takahashi Gen,
Banerji Tapan K.,
Quay Wilbur B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of pineal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1600-079X
pISSN - 0742-3098
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1992.tb00032.x
Subject(s) - pinealectomy , endoplasmic reticulum , medicine , endocrinology , pineal gland , adrenal medulla , biology , chemistry , catecholamine , melatonin , microbiology and biotechnology
Adrenal medullas in 53‐day‐old rats of the nonoperated (NO) group (n = 31), the sham‐operated (SPX) group (n = 35) and the pinealectomized (PX) group (n = 38) were examined electron microscopically 14 days after surgery. Cell profiles showing solitarily and sparsely distributed rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) were most frequent in the PX group (daily mean: 66.9%, 427/638), less in the NO (56.0%, 336/600), and least in the SPX (48.5%, 297/612) in adrenaline (A) cells (x 2 ‐test: P < 0.001), while most frequent in the NO group (68.8%, 340/494), less in the PX (64.3%, 303/471), and least in the SPX (57.4%, 256/446) (P < 0.005) in noradrenaline (N) cells. Individual variation was less in A cells than in N cells. Cell profiles showing a large accumulation of RER was more frequent in A cells (N0:8.5%, SPX:13.1%, PX:7.7%) than in N cells (NO:2.8%, SPX:4.5%, PX:4.7%) (controls: P < 0.001). Sham pinealectomy increased a large accumulation of RER in A cells (P < 0.02) and a small aggregation of RER in N cells (P < 0.005) with opposite effects of pinealectomy (P < 0.005, P < 0.025). Pinealectomy decreased a small aggregation of RER without effects of sham pinealectomy in A cells (P < 0.001). Conclusions: (1) Accumulation or aggregation of RER in adrenomedullary chromaffin cells was influenced from the pineal gland either as or without effects of intracranial surgery, and (2) RER in adrenomedullary chromaffin cells showed differences due to cell types.