Origin, nature, and some functional considerations of intraventricular macrophages, with special reference to the epiplexus cells

Microscopy Research and Technique
E A LingJ Lu

Abstract

Intraventricular macrophages encompass the supraependymal, free-floating, and epiplexus (Kolmer) cells; the supraependymal cells lie in close apposition to the ventricular ependyma, the epiplexus cells are closely associated with the choroid plexus epithelium, and the free-floating cells are at a variable distance from the epithelial surface. Although the three cell types are regarded as one cellular entity, the epiplexus cells preponderate. On scanning electron microscopy, the epiplexus cells display diverse morphological forms, ranging from round to bipolar to stellate, and bear a variable number of cytoplasmic processes. Transmission electron microscopy shows the presence of large numbers of lysosomes. The phagocytic nature of epiplexus cells is shown by their intense staining for nonspecific esterase and active uptake of tracers, e.g., horseradish peroxidase and rhodamine isothiocynate, administered intravenously or intraperitoneally. The mode of entry of these tracers in the cerebral ventricles is by way of transepithelial transport. In rats, the population of intraventricular macrophages increases steadily after birth until 17 days of age; thereafter, their cell population remains relatively unchanged. The early upsurge i...Continue Reading

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