Pattern of apolipoprotein D immunoreactivity in human brain

被引:61
作者
Navarro, A [1 ]
Tolivia, J [1 ]
Astudillo, A [1 ]
del Valle, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oviedo, Dept Morfol & Biol Celular, Fac Biol & Med, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain
关键词
apolipoprotein D; immunocytochemistry; human; nervous system;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00639-9
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Presence of intracytoplasmatic apolipoprotein D (apo D), a lipophilic ligand transporter, was investigated in normal human brains between 20 and 55 years, using an anti-human apolipoprotein D antibody and extravidin-biotin-enhanced immunohistochemistry. Apo D immunoreactivity was found in neuroglial cells of white matter in all sampled brain regions studied but also in pial cells and perivascular cells. Immunoreactive neurons do not present a uniform pattern throughout the gray matter. The pens and the brainstem show a high immunoreactivity for apo D in several nuclei (olivary, arciforme, cuneado, raphe). In the cerebellum the immunoreactivity appears in some neurons of the Purkinje layer. Finally in the cerebral cortex apo D positive neurons were not observed. These results suggest that apo D role may vary depending of cellular synthesis or location. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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