title: Spontaneous Accumulation of Globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in Proximal Renal Tubules in an ICR Mouse.
abstract: This report describes spontaneous cytoplasmic vacuolation in the proximal renal tubules of a 7-week-old male ICR [Crlj:CD1(ICR)] mouse. The contents of vacuoles were positively stained with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and Sudan black, and the membranes were positive on immunohistochemical staining for lysosomal-associated membrane protein-2 (LAMP-2), a marker of lysosomal membrane. Electron microscopy revealed electron-dense lamellar bodies in the proximal tubular epithelial cells. These histopathological features are similar to those in α-galactosidase A-deficient mice, in which globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), a glycosphingolipid, accumulates in lysosomes. When we performed immunohistochemical staining for Gb3, the contents of vacuoles were positively stained. From these results, spontaneous cytoplasmic vacuolation in the proximal renal tubules in the mouse was identified as lysosomal accumulation of Gb3.
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Mayu
authors: M
authors: Mutsuga
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Yoshiji
authors: Y
authors: Asaoka
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Yuko
authors: Y
authors: Togashi
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Naoko
authors: N
authors: Imura
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Tomoya
authors: T
authors: Miyoshi
authors: Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro,Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.
authors: Yohei
authors: Y
authors: Miyamoto
keywords: globotriaosylceramide (Gb3); mouse; proximal renal tubules; spontaneous cytoplasmic vacuolation