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. 1982 May;107(2):161–166.

Lysosomal enzymes in glomerular cells of the rat.

D H Lovett, J L Ryan, M Kashgarian, R B Sterzel
PMCID: PMC1916002  PMID: 6282126

Abstract

Whole isolated rat glomeruli (WG) were incubated with bacterial collagenase to separate epithelial cells (EC) from the cores of glomerular tufts (GC), which consisted of mesangial and endothelial cells, as demonstrated by electron microscopy. Lysates of WG, EC, and GC and of renal tubules were prepared by hypo-osmotic shock and freeze-thawing. Activities of the following acidic lysosomal hydrolases were measured: acid phosphatase, beta-glucuronidase, cathepsin-D, non-specific esterase, and aryl sulfatases A and B. The glomerular cell preparations showed activities of all studied enzymes. GC had higher activities than EC, save for nonspecific esterase. Studies of the recovery of acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase revealed that approximately 2/3 of the hydrolase activities present in WG was still measureable after collagenase treatment and that the bulk of this was found in the GC lysates. These findings demonstrate that the rat glomerulus and its cell components have considerable biochemical activities of acidic hydrolytic enzymes. These appear to be most prominent in the combined mesangial and endothelial cells of the GC components.

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