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Ontogenetic development of synovial A cells in fetal and neonatal rat knee joints
Authors:Shinji Izumi  Motohiro Takeya  Katsumasa Takagi  Kiyoshi Takahashi
Institution:(1) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan;(2) Second Department of Pathology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
Abstract:Summary Ontogenetic development of the synovial A cells in fetal rat knee joints was investigated by immunohistochemistry, immuno-electron microscopy, cultivation, and autoradiography. At day 17 of gestation, immature macrophages were first seen in the articular interzone, and thereafter they differentiated into macrophages (synovial A cells), which were found in the synovial intima. The degree of reactivity of macrophages with five monoclonal antibodies increased in the developing synovial membranes of fetal rats as shown by immunohistochemistry. Similar findings were obtained in organ cultures of fetal knee joints. A marked difference of proliferative potential was found between A and B cells during ontogeny. A cells after birth did not incorporate 3H-thymidine in contrast to B cells. Before birth, B cells had a labelling index which was at least five times larger than that of A cells. The results of this study indicate that the synovial A cells are derived from both monocytes and fetal macrophages circulating in peripheral blood and that they differ from the synovial B cells in morphology, differentiation, and proliferative potential.
Keywords:Synovial A cell  Ontogeny  Immunohistochemistry  Organ culture  Autoradiography  Rat (Wistar)
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