Figure 5
From: Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Features of Telocytes in Placental Villi in Preeclampsia
Immunohistochemical staining of placental villi with primary antibodies to TMEM16a in preeclampsia and physiological pregnancy. (A–D) Placental villous tree in a physiological pregnancy. (A) Weak staining of telocyte-like cells in the stem villi (at the 33th week). (B) Weak staining of telocytes in the stroma of immature intermediate villi. Telocytes delineate the vessel formation (at the 27th week) (indicated with arrows). (A) x600. (B) x600. (C and D) Staining of (C) myofibroblasts in the vascular wall (at the 39th week) and in (D) the stem villi stroma (telocytes and telopodes are indicated with arrows). (С and D) х600. (E and F) Villous trees in early-onset PE (at the 32th week). Staining of the stroma in the (E) intermediate villus and (F) stem villus is not shown. E and F. x600. G and H– Villous trees in late-onset PE (at the 38th week). There is no staining of telocytes and myofibroblasts in the (G) intermediate villus and (H) stem villus. G and H. x600.
