Coexistence of cytokeratin, vimentin and neurofilament protein in human choroid plexus

The expression of intermediate filament proteins in human brain ependyma and choroid plexus epithelium has been studied by immunohistochemistry using a panel of monoclonal antibodies directed against all five classes of intermediate filaments. Ependymal cells express GFAP and vimentin filaments, whereas plexus epithelium simultaneously contains neurofilaments, cytokeratins and vimentin, a phenomenon not previously observed in normal cells in vivo. By means of specific antibodies we were able to establish that cytokeratins 8 and 18 but not 19 are present in plexus epithelium.

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