Light and electron microscopic localization of silver in biological tissue. Danscher G Histochemistry 1981, 71:2:177-86
Abstract A method is described that visualizes trace amounts of silver in frozen, paraffin and epon sections from biological tissue. After exposure to light, which ensures reduction of silver ions that are not bound to sulphide, histological sections from animals treated with silver compounds are exposed to a photographic developer containing silver ions. Tissue silver acts as a catalyst for the hydroquinone reduction of silver ions to metallic silver which then accumulates at the site of the trace deposit. Light and electron micrographs showing silver in different organs from albino rats treated with silver lactate are presented. Localization of silver in motor neurons of the spinal gray matter and pons indicates a transport of silver over the blood-brain barrier. Silver precipitates in fetal liver suggest that silver ions can penetrate the placental barrier. Effect of preinduction of metallothionein on tissue distribution of silver and hepatic lipid peroxidation. Shinogi M, Maeizumi S Biol Pharm Bull 1993 Apr, 16:4:372-4 Abstract Silver ion causes a number of toxic effects, it decreases the activities of lactate dehydrogenase and glutathione peroxidase, and the peroxidation of membrane lipids. Silver ions complex strongly to sulfhydryl groups and the effects of preinduction of metallothionein, a sulfur-rich protein, on silver administration in rats were examined. The preinduction of metallothionein decreased the mortality of mice following silver administration. A major portion of the incorporated silver in the liver was bound to the basal membrane and cellular components, and the distribution of silver into cytosol was small. The preinduction of metallothionein decreased the amount of bound silver in the membrane and increased the distribution of silver in the cytosol; in addition, it depressed silver-induced lipid peroxidation in liver. Interesting implications, Ivan. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
