PMID- 37924676 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231127 LR - 20231201 IS - 1878-4291 (Electronic) IS - 0968-4328 (Linking) VI - 176 DP - 2024 Jan TI - Cellular evidence of communication strategies for small intestinal high endothelial cells: Ultrastructural insights of nano-scale exosomes and autophagy. PG - 103559 LID - S0968-4328(23)00157-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103559 [doi] AB - Although several immune related cells of small intestine play an essential role in the intestinal homeostasis. However, information related to ultrastructural evidence of Nano-scale exosomes-multivesicular bodies and autophagic pathway in the high endothelial cells (HECs) of the small intestine in laying birds is still ambiguous. In present study, the HECs secreted the early endosome (ee), late endosome (le) and multivesicular bodies (MVBs) in the lamina propria of layer small intestine was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Besides that, in the cytoplasm of HECs showed many autophagosomes were directly associated with lysosomes and mitochondria. Further, the immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence results showed that, the immunoreactivity and immuno-signaling of Nano-scale exosome related proteins, cluster of differentiation (CD63) and tumor susceptibility gene (TSG101), and autophagic related proteins, autophagic related gene (ATG7) and microtubule-associated protein light chain (LC3) were strong positive expression in the lamina propria of small intestine. These results prove that HECs play a well-known immunological role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. In summary, these findings indicate that the small intestine's HECs have developed an innovative way of communication. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Hao, Ping AU - Hao P AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Yin, Wen AU - Yin W AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Chen, Xi AU - Chen X AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Qin, Shuangshuang AU - Qin S AD - Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement/ Guangxi Engineering Research Center of TCM Resource Intelligent Creation, National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning 530023, PR China. FAU - Yu, Yue AU - Yu Y AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Yuan, Yuan AU - Yuan Y AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Quan, Xiaoyu AU - Quan X AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Hu, Bing AU - Hu B AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Chen, Shouhai AU - Chen S AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. FAU - Wu, Yi AU - Wu Y AD - Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province, PR China. Electronic address: wuyi2001cn@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231018 PL - England TA - Micron JT - Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) JID - 9312850 SB - IM MH - *Exosomes/ultrastructure MH - Endothelial Cells MH - Autophagy MH - Multivesicular Bodies/chemistry/metabolism/ultrastructure MH - Intestine, Small OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagy OT - Exosomes OT - High endothelial cell OT - Multivesicular bodies OT - Small intestine COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/11/05 00:42 MHDA- 2023/11/27 12:45 CRDT- 2023/11/04 19:07 PHST- 2023/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/27 12:45 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/05 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/04 19:07 [entrez] AID - S0968-4328(23)00157-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103559 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Micron. 2024 Jan;176:103559. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103559. Epub 2023 Oct 18.