title: Localized agglutinin staining in muscle capillaries from normal and very old atrophic human muscle using winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) lectin.
abstract: The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) agglutinin (total lectin) and its basic (WBA I) and acidic isoform (WBA II) were used to analyze capillaries in sections from human muscle. The microvessels were clearly labeled after incubation with the lectins in both normal muscle and in old muscles with age-related type II atrophy or muscle fiber grouping. Muscle fibers, nerves, and connective tissue remained unstained. The total lectin detected muscle capillaries from all blood group AB0 individuals. The isoform WBA I reacted only with blood vessels in blood group A and B individuals, while the blood vessels in blood group 0 individuals were demonstrated with WBA II. WBA I staining was inhibited by p-nitrophenyl alpha-galactopyranoside and N-acetylgalactosamine, whereas 2'-fucosyllactose and preincubation with an antibody against type-1 chain H abolished capillary staining with WBA II. The study demonstrates the usefulness of WBA as a marker of capillaries in human muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Function and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Svend Kirkeby@odont.KU.DK
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirkeby
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Singha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surolia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000378:metabolism; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004396:Coloring Agents; D000939:Epitopes; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D037102:Lectins; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004396:Coloring Agents; D000939:Epitopes; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C049304:winged bean lectin; D005690:Galactose