The bladder epithelium was examined by staining with avidin-biotin complexes with lectins to determine the early membrane changes during bladder carcinogenesis in rats treated with N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine (BHBN). Concanavalia ensiformis (Con A), Triticum vulgaris (WGA), Ricinus communis (RCA) and Arachis hypogaea (PNA) were used as probes. The cellular distributions of lectin particles were distinguished into membranous and cytoplasmic patterns. Normal bladder cells stained very slightly and showed a spotty membranous pattern. After treatment of rats with BHBN for two or three weeks, staining became stronger and its pattern changed from a membranous to a cytoplasmic type. The staining of bladder cancer cells induced by BHBN varied from area to area and with different lectins. These data indicated that changes in carbohydrates occur in the bladder cell membrane during the early phase of carcinogenesis.
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