Journal: Veterinary Sciences
Article Title: Clinical Spatial Distribution of Aquaporin-1 in Camel Cornea Using Assistive AI Applications
doi: 10.3390/vetsci13050425
Figure Lengend Snippet: Representative photomicrographs of the camel cornea from the peripheral ventral (PV), peripheral nasal (PN), and peripheral temporal (PT) regions. Panels (PV1, PN1, PT1) show H&E-stained sections illustrating epithelial thickness in the respective regions (scale bar: 100 µm). Vascular structures are evident in the peripheral areas (PV2, PN2, PT2), likely corresponding to extensions of the limbal vasculature (black arrows). Panels (PV2, PN2, PT2) further demonstrate the stromal layer and Descemet’s membrane following H&E staining. Panels (PV3, PN3, PT3) display AQP1 immunoreactivity within the corneal epithelium and keratocytes of the anterior stroma, with noticeable regional differences in staining intensity (black arrows; scale bar: 50 µm). The strongest epithelial expression of AQP1 was observed in the peripheral nasal region (PN3), highlighted by white circles. Panels (PV4, PN4, PT4) illustrate AQP1 localization in the posterior stroma and endothelium, where staining is primarily confined to keratocytes and endothelial cells (black arrows; scale bar: 50 µm). Additionally, panel (PT5) shows the presence of brown melanin granules within the peripheral temporal region (black arrows; scale bar: 50 µm).
Article Snippet: Subsequently, the sections were incubated for 60 min with a rabbit polyclonal anti-human AQP1 primary antibody (1:1000; catalog no. GB11310, Servicebio, Woburn city, MA, USA).
Techniques: Staining, Membrane, Expressing