Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits
Adult cartilage comes in three different types: hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. In several forms of cartilage, chondrocytes are described as a one-cell population. Chondrocytes are the manufacturers of the surrounding ECM and collagen type II fibers in hyaline cartilage bes...
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| description | Adult cartilage comes in three different types: hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. In several forms of cartilage, chondrocytes are described as a one-cell population. Chondrocytes are the manufacturers of the surrounding ECM and collagen type II fibers in hyaline cartilage besides the elastic fibers in elastic cartilage. Whereas the white adipocytes mainly compose the white adipose tissue and they are specialized in production, storage and mobilization of triglycerides. Early studies explored a unique type of chondrocyte in mouse, rat, and rabbit auricular cartilage having morphology similar to white adipocytes and identified it as "adipochondrocyte". The objective of the current study was to explore the differences between chondrocyte, adipocyte and adipochondrocyte morphologies in white New Zealand rabbits and to ascertain if adipochondrocyte is more comparable to chondrocyte or adipocyte morphology. The auricles, articular cartilage of carpal joint, and pre-renal white fat of adult male white rabbits were harvested and processed for histological examination with light and transmission electron microscopy. The adipochondrocytes appeared as hypertrophic white adipocyte-like chondrocytes occupied the auricular cartilage plate of the white New Zealand rabbits, similar to the characteristic "signet ring" appearance of the white adipocytes in pre-renal white fat. The adipochondrocytes were housed in lacunae within an ECM similar to chondrocytes of articular cartilage. The TEM examination had illuminated that the adipochondrocyte cytoplasm contained large lipid globule that flattened the eccentric nucleus and sparse organelles. Further studies are suggested to exploring molecular and functional features of adipochondrocytes, chondrocytes and adipocytes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c80919840f1848e7957d3e148a9e349a2023-08-29T17:50:48ZengSouth Valley UniversitySVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences2535-18262535-18772023-08-0163678010.21608/SVU.2023.201993.1265Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White RabbitsNashwa Araby0Soha Soliman1 Mahmoud Awad2Enas Abdelhafez3Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptDepartment of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptDepartment of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt Department of cell and tissues, faculty of veterinary medicine, Assiut university, Assiut, EgyptAdult cartilage comes in three different types: hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. In several forms of cartilage, chondrocytes are described as a one-cell population. Chondrocytes are the manufacturers of the surrounding ECM and collagen type II fibers in hyaline cartilage besides the elastic fibers in elastic cartilage. Whereas the white adipocytes mainly compose the white adipose tissue and they are specialized in production, storage and mobilization of triglycerides. Early studies explored a unique type of chondrocyte in mouse, rat, and rabbit auricular cartilage having morphology similar to white adipocytes and identified it as "adipochondrocyte". The objective of the current study was to explore the differences between chondrocyte, adipocyte and adipochondrocyte morphologies in white New Zealand rabbits and to ascertain if adipochondrocyte is more comparable to chondrocyte or adipocyte morphology. The auricles, articular cartilage of carpal joint, and pre-renal white fat of adult male white rabbits were harvested and processed for histological examination with light and transmission electron microscopy. The adipochondrocytes appeared as hypertrophic white adipocyte-like chondrocytes occupied the auricular cartilage plate of the white New Zealand rabbits, similar to the characteristic "signet ring" appearance of the white adipocytes in pre-renal white fat. The adipochondrocytes were housed in lacunae within an ECM similar to chondrocytes of articular cartilage. The TEM examination had illuminated that the adipochondrocyte cytoplasm contained large lipid globule that flattened the eccentric nucleus and sparse organelles. Further studies are suggested to exploring molecular and functional features of adipochondrocytes, chondrocytes and adipocytes. https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/article_313715.htmladipochondrocyteschondrocytesadipocytesrabbit. |
| spellingShingle | Nashwa Araby Soha Soliman Mahmoud Awad Enas Abdelhafez Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences adipochondrocytes chondrocytes adipocytes rabbit. |
| title | Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits |
| title_full | Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits |
| title_short | Comparative Studies on the Morphology of Chondrocytes, Adipocytes and Adipochondrocytes in New Zealand White Rabbits |
| title_sort | comparative studies on the morphology of chondrocytes adipocytes and adipochondrocytes in new zealand white rabbits |
| topic | adipochondrocytes chondrocytes adipocytes rabbit. |
| url | https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/article_313715.html |
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