Histochemistry and immunocytochemistry of the developing ependyma and choroid plexus

Microscopy Research and Technique
H B Sarnat

Abstract

The adult human ependyma expresses no intermediate filament proteins or secretory proteins; the fetal ependyma shows strong immunocytochemical (ICC) expression of vimentin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), cytokeratins (CKs) of high molecular weight, glycoproteins, and S-100beta protein. Each has a precise and specific spatial distribution within the developing ependyma and a predictable time of appearance and regression in each region of the ventricular system. Several are coexpressed, but some appear earlier or persist longer than others. Secretory proteins of ependymal cells are important in several developmental processes such as the guidance of axonal growth cones. GFAP is not expressed in the floor plate ependyma at any stage of development, unlike vimentin and CK. The choroid plexus epithelium is a specialized ependyma, with an ICC profile that differs from the surface ependyma: vimentin, CK, and S-100beta protein continue to be expressed throughout fetal and adult life, but GFAP is not expressed. Certain cerebral malformations are associated with specific ICC abnormalities: ependymal S-100beta protein continues to be immunoreactive in disorders of neuroblast migration; ependymal vimentin is focally upregulated in...Continue Reading

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