Journal: Andrology
Article Title: Human efferent ductules and epididymis display unique cell lineages with motile and primary cilia.
doi: 10.1111/andr.13732
Figure Lengend Snippet: FIGURE 6 Human efferent ductules contain different types of macrophages depending on their shape and location. (A–C and insets) Representative confocal microscopic images showing a cross-section of human efferent ductules stained for macrophage marker CD163 (white), ERα (green), and nucleus (DAPI, blue). Within the epithelium of the efferent ductules, individual CD163-positive and ERα-negative cells are detected at the base of the epithelium (A-B, indicated by arrowheads; C, marked by circles) and within the tubule lumen (A, indicated by arrows). Furthermore, macrophages are observed at the base of the epithelium and extend membrane projections toward the lumen (B-C, marked by asterisks). Dotted lines denote epithelial boundaries. (D, E, and insets) Representative confocal microscopic images showing a cross-section of human efferent ductules stained for macrophage marker CD163 (white), Tight junction protein Zonula occludens (ZO-1, magenta), and nucleus (DAPI, blue). CD163+ macrophages display membrane extensions (arrowheads) oriented towards the lumen. Lu., Lumen; Sp., Spermatozoa. Scale bar = 25 µm.
Article Snippet: A) Primary antibodies Target Origin species Antigen retrieval Dilution Catalog # Company Acetylated Tubulin Mouse EDTA or citrate buffer 1/600 T7451 Sigma-Aldrich CD3 Rabbit EDTA buffer 1/50 A0452 Dako CD45 Mouse Citrate buffer 1/200 555480 BDPharmingen CD68 Mouse EDTA buffer 1/6000 66231-2-Ig Proteintech CD163 Goat EDTA buffer 1/50 AF1607-SP R&D Systems Cytokeratin 5 Chicken EDTA or citrate buffer 1/500 905904 BioLegend Epcam Rabbit EDTA buffer 1/200 21050-1-AP Proteintech ERα Mouse Citrate buffer 1/200 MCA1799T Bio-Rad FoxJ1 Rabbit Citrate buffer 1/500 HPA005714 Sigma-Aldrich Gamma Tubulin Mouse EDTA or citrate buffer 1/600 Ab27074 Abcam p63 Mouse Citrate buffer 1/200 CM163A BiocareMedical PTGS1 (Cox1) Rabbit Citrate buffer 1/300 Ab109025 Abcam V-ATPase B1 Rabbit EDTA buffer 1/100 Reference in 39 Villin Rabbit Citrate buffer 1/200 Ab130751 Abcam Vimentin Mouse Citrate buffer 1/100 Ab20346 Abcam ZO-1 Mouse EDTA buffer 1/100 ZO1-1A12 Invitrogen B) Secondary antibodies Target Origin species Conjugate Dilution Catalog # Company Rabbit IgG (H+L) Goat Alexa Fluor 647 1/400 1/500 1/600 111-605-144 Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories Mouse IgG1 Goat Alexa Fluor 488 1/200 1/400 A21121 Invitrogen Mouse IgG2b Goat Alexa Fluor 568 1/600 A21144 Invitrogen Mouse IgM Goat Alexa Fluor 594 1/300 115-585-075 Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories Chicken IgY (IgG) (H+L) Donkey Alexa Fluor 647 1/600 703-605-155 Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories Mouse IgG2a Goat Alexa Fluor 647 1/500 A21241 Invitrogen Rabbit IgG (H+L) Donkey Alexa Fluor 568 1/500 1/600 A10042 Invitrogen Mouse IgG Donkey Alexa Fluor 647 1/600 715-605-150 Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories Mouse IgG Goat Alexa Fluor 568 1/200 1/500 A11031 Invitrogen Goat IgG Rabbit Alexa Fluor 488 1/400 A21222 Invitrogen
Techniques: Staining, Marker, Membrane