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Heinert, G.G. et al.

Quantitative enzymatic, immunologic and histochemical studies of clinically relevant human kidney alterations using image analysis.

Tissue sections of kidneys from 172 patients with various pathologic conditions, such as hydronephrosis, interstitial nephropathies, ischemia, chronic graft rejection and renal cancer, were evaluated by an image analysis technique. Structurally defined kidney alterations were monitored for enzymatic, immunologic and other histochemical changes. Indicator enzymes of the proximal tubule, alanine-aminopeptidase (AAP), alkaline phosphatase (AP), beta-glucoronidase (beta-Gl) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGTP), were used as parameters for screening. Enzyme concentrations were found to be significantly decreased in kidney sections of patients with various renal diseases (AP less than 15%, AAP less than 55% and beta-Gl less than 60%) as compared to normal kidney tissues (100%). AAP concentration was measured quantitatively by specific immunofluorescence using an antienzyme antibody. Immunofluorescence of AAP was comparable to that of AAP calculated by the colorimetric technique (substrate: DL-alanine-beta-naphthylamide-HCl) and decreased to less than 50% in altered kidney tissues. Furthermore, kidney cancer (less than 20%) and kidney tissue adjacent to tumours (less than 65%) displayed significantly decreased levels of kidney marker enzyme activity. This study suggests that (1) the diseased kidney is characterized by a defined change in key enzymes of the cell surface and (2) renal cancer exhibits partial depletion of these constituents. Image analysis of the pattern of enzyme activity appears to be a useful tool in the analysis of renal pathology.[1]

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Quantitative enzymatic, immunologic and histochemical studies of clinically relevant human kidney alterations using image analysis. Heinert, G.G., Scherberich, J.E., Mondorf, W.A., Weber, W. Analytical and quantitative cytology. (1981) [Pubmed]

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