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Specific and Innervation-Regulated Expression of the Intermediate Filament Protein Nestin at Neuromuscular and Myotendinous Junctions in Skeletal Muscle 

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1 Specific and Innervation-Regulated Expression of the Intermediate Filament Protein Nestin at Neuromuscular and Myotendinous Junctions in Skeletal Muscle  Samuli Vaittinen, Riitta Lukka, Cecilia Sahlgren, Jussi Rantanen, Timo Hurme, Urban Lendahl, John E. Eriksson, Hannu Kalimo  The American Journal of Pathology  Volume 154, Issue 2, Pages (February 1999) DOI: /S (10) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Nestin immunoreactivity in normal muscle of adult rat. A: The specific reactivity in the sarcoplasm forms an oblique band across the muscle. The reactivity is especially accentuated at sarcolemmal protrusions (four marked with an arrow). B: A detailed view of the nestin immunoreactivity associated with NMJ. Note the cross-striated pattern of staining. C: Nestin reactivity in the MTJ regions. The fascia to which the myofibers attach is indicated by arrows. Magnification, ×71 (A), ×429 (B), and ×156 (C). The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Demonstration of NMJ-associated nestin immunoreactivity in serial cryostat sections. Distribution of nestin (A), AChE (B), BTX (C), and neurofilaments (D) in consecutive sections of the same fibers reveal that the specific nestin immunoreactivity is specifically associated with NMJ. The asterisk indicates an intramuscular nerve branch in A and D. Magnification, ×150 to ×170. The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Verification of successful denervation of the rat tibialis anterior muscle. Immunostaining of an intramuscular branch of the severed deep peroneal nerve (between the arrows) on day 7 after denervation. A: Neurofilament staining of the nerve branch shows the absence of axons. B: In a consecutive section, Schwann cells of the degenerated nerve are clearly immunoreactive for nestin. Asterisks indicate the corresponding myofiber. Magnification, ×247. The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 The pattern and intensity of nestin immunoreactivity after denervation and re-innervation. A: Nestin immunoreactivity 28 days after denervation. The length of immunoreactivity has clearly increased. Note that the denervated myofibers have become atrophic. B: Restored nestin distribution after complete re-innervation 56 days after denervation. The length of the nestin immunoreactivity has returned to the same as in intact myofibers (cf Figure 1A). Inset: Regenerated axons have also become detectable with neurofilament immunostaining (arrow). Magnification, ×79 (A), ×158 (B), and ×247 (inset). C: The length of nestin immunoreactivity in the NMJ regions on each group is shown as a time course after denervation. Numbers are mean values ± SEM; ***P < The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Nestin immunoreactivity in myogenically denervated and re-innervated myofibers. A: The sarcoplasm next to a newly formed NMJ in an abjunctional myofiber stump is immunoreactive for nestin. Immunoreactivity for BTX (B) and neurofilament (C) verify the identity of the NMJ. Magnification, ×244. The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

7 Figure 6 Concerted increase of nestin and vimentin immunoreactivity in a subpopulation of myofibers. A: Most of the increase in vimentin immunoreactivity on day 21 after denervation is due to connective tissue cells, although a minority of the nestin-positive myofibers is also positive for vimentin (eg, fibers 1 and 2). B: Nestin immunostaining in a consecutive section. Magnification, ×99. The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

8 Figure 7 Accumulation of nestin and vimentin in denervated muscle. Western blot analysis shows a clear increase in the amount of nestin (A) and vimentin from day 7 to 28. B and C: This is clearly illustrated by image-analysis-based densitometry of the nestin (B) and vimentin (C) protein bands on the Western blots. The even protein loading of the gels was controlled by Coomassie blue staining of the proteins remaining on the gels after electrotransfer and by Coomassie blue staining of parallel gels. The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

9 Figure 8 Nestin in adult human muscle shows a distribution similar to that observed in adult rat. A and B: Nestin immunostaining of NMJ regions (A, arrows) and MTJ regions (B). Magnification, ×272 (A) and ×192 (B). The American Journal of Pathology  , DOI: ( /S (10) ) Copyright © 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Terms and Conditions

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