title: Immunochemical analysis of laminin in duct-ligated submandibular glands of rats.
abstract: Immunochemical methods have been used to study the expression of laminin during experimental atrophy of the submandibular gland of rats caused by ductal ligation. In normal submandibular glands, laminin immunoreactivity appeared as continuous linear staining around acini and ducts. In the ligated glands, it exhibited an irregular pattern and intensity. Staining was usually stronger around small ducts and acini, which were most prominent in glands ligated for 30 days. Immunoblot analysis showed that the laminin of the rat submandibular gland contains bands that correspond to the EHS alpha 1, beta 1 and gamma 1 chains, and that the composition of the laminin chains does not change during the atrophy.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba-UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zaia
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Line
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007797:Laminin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017764:Parasympathectomy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007797:Laminin; C089141:laminin gamma 1