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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 203, Issue 2 379-387, Copyright © 2000 by Company of Biologists

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Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase immunoreactivity in branchial chloride cells of Oreochromis mossambicus exposed to copper

Z Dang, RA Lock, G Flik and SE Wendelaar Bonga
Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Chloride cells were identified by Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase immunocytochemistry at the light and electron microscope levels in gills of freshwater tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Turnover of chloride cells was enhanced by exposing the fish to waterborne copper (3.2 micromol l(-)(1)) for 14 days, as indicated by a 38 % increase in cells expressing proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) relative to controls. The expression of PCNA was most marked in the central area of the filamental epithelium, from where the chloride cells are thought to originate and migrate. In control fish, chloride cells were associated exclusively with the filamental epithelium. In both controls and copper-exposed fish, two chloride cell populations were seen after Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase immunostaining. These probably represent subpopulations of newly emerged chloride cells: (1) strongly stained cells (mature chloride cells) in the filamental and lamellar epithelium and (2) weakly stained cells, identified by electron microscopy as apoptotic and necrotic chloride cells, mainly in the filamental epithelium. Absolute numbers of mature chloride cells fell, while necrotic and apoptotic chloride cell numbers increased, in copper-exposed fish. A strong correlation could be established for gill Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase specific activity and the number of strongly stained chloride cells in controls and copper-exposed fish and for Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase specific activity and total numbers of immunoreactive cells in copper-exposed fish owing to an increased incidence of weakly staining cells.
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