Expression of peripherin in the brain of macaques (Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis) occurs in astrocytes rather than neurones and is associated with encephalitis

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
J S MathewA A Lackner

Abstract

Peripherin is a member of the type III intermediate filament family, expressed in neurones of the peripheral nervous system of many species and in a discrete subpopulation of neurones of the central nervous system (CNS) during early development in rodents. Previous studies on rats have shown that peripherin immunoreactivity increased significantly in cell bodies of spinal motor neurones following axonal injury. Our study examined the expression of peripherin in the cerebrum of normal macaques (Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis) and those with encephalitis of viral (simian immunodeficiency virus and simian virus 40) or autoimmune (experimental allergic encephalomyelitis) aetiology. Immunohistochemistry, immunoelectronmicroscopy, immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy were performed on tissue sections using antibodies against cell-specific markers and peripherin. Peripherin-positive cells were absent in the cerebrum of normal macaques of all ages examined, whereas animals with encephalitis had peripherin-positive cells associated with inflammatory infiltrates. Further evaluation revealed that these peripherin-positive cells were not neurones, but were predominantly astrocytes expressing glial fibrillary acidic protein. O...Continue Reading

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