Radioautographic Study of the Incorporation of (3H)-Choline Into the Phospholipids of Secretory Ameloblasts and Enamel of Normal and Essential-Fatty-Acid-Deficient Rats

Abstract

(³H)-choline, a precursor for phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM), was injected into rats killed after 4, 24, 48, and 96 hrs. Radioautography carried out on malachite-green/aldehyde-fixed tissues demonstrated that labeled choline was incorporated into cells and further released into the extracellular matrix. In predentin, labeling decreased rapidly, whereas in dentin, silver grains formed a stable band. In contrast, labeling was still high at 48 and 96 hrs in secretory ameloblasts as well as in the forming enamel. This indicates that ameloblasts are actively involved in the synthesis of membranes. Membrane remnants of the ameloblasts could be released into the forming enamel. In rats fed with an essential fatty-acid-deficient (EFAD) diet for 42 days, (3H)-choline uptake was delayed and reduced in pulp cells and odontoblasts, and consequently the migration of labeled phospholipids into dentin. The influence of the EFAD diet on secretory ameloblasts was limited. No difference was detected between normally fed and EFAD-fed rats in the forming enamel.

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Phospholipids ameloblasts enamel odontoblasts dentin radioantography.

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