Histochemical distribution of carbonic anhydrase in rat and rabbit lacrimal gland.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the histochemical distribution of carbonic anhydrase (CA) in lacrimal glands from rats and rabbits; and to determine if age- and/or sex-related differences exist in the amount and distribution of CA in the rat lacrimal gland. METHODS Lacrimal glands from young (3-12 wk) and aged (2-2.5 yr), male and female F344 rats and male rabbits were fixed in 1% paraformaldehyde and embedded in glycolmethacrylate. CA histochemistry was performed on 2-microns sections. The distribution of CA activity was determined by morphometric analysis. RESULTS In rat lacrimal gland, CA activity was distributed in a discontinuous, mosaic fashion among the acinar cells. In tissue from young males and females as well as from aged females, about 10% of the acinar tissue displayed CA activity. Significantly more activity was present in tissue from aged male rats. CA was present in the ductal lumina, suggesting that it is a secretory product of the acinar cells. In rabbits, CA activity was associated with the basolateral membranes of the terminal acinar cells only. CONCLUSIONS In rat, the presence of CA activity in certain acinar cells and in ductal lumina suggests that CA is actively secreted by the lacrimal gland. An age-related increase in the amount of CA activity in the male glands exists that may be under gender-specific hormonal influences. In the rabbit lacrimal gland, the membrane-associated CA found uniquely with the terminal acinar cells suggests that these cells have special transport functions associated with the primary secretion of lacrimal fluid.

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