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. 1994 Jan;232(1):40-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00176436.

Immunohistochemical light and electron microscopy of basal laminar deposit

T L van der Schaft  1 , C M Mooy, W C de Bruijn, F T Bosman, P T de Jong
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Immunohistochemical light and electron microscopy of basal laminar deposit

T L van der Schaft et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

The formation of basal laminar deposit (BLD) is one of the histopathologic changes in the aging human macula. BLD is assumed to be an early stage of age-related macular degeneration. The location of BLD, between the RPE plasma membrane and its basement membrane and in the outer collagenous zone of Bruch's membrane, and its ultrastructure suggest that it is composed of excessive amounts of basement membrane material. The main components of basement membranes are type IV collagen, heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG) and laminin. Labeled antibodies against these components can therefore be used for the identification and localization of basement membrane material by means of immunohistochemical techniques. In this study the presence of type IV collagen, laminin and HSPG was determined in aged human maculae by immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy. Tests for the presence of type VI collagen and fibronectin were also performed. We obtained 76 eyes from 68 human subjects at autopsy or after surgical enucleation for anteriorly located choroidal melanomas. The finely granular component of BLD stained positive with antibodies against type IV collagen, HSPG and laminin, but the long-spacing collagen component of BLD did not. Neither component of BLD was stained with antibodies against type VI collagen or fibronectin. We conclude that BLD consists partly of excess basement membrane material.

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