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ArticleScientific reports2021

GFAP and desmin expression in lymphatic tissues leads to difficulties in distinguishing between glial and stromal cells.

Hauke Simon Günther, Stephan Henne, Jasmin Oehlmann, Julia Urban, Desiree Pleizier, Niclas Renevier, Christian Lohr, Clemens Wülfing

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hauke Simon GüntherGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. hauke@ini-research.org.
Stephan HenneGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Jasmin OehlmannGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Julia UrbanGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Desiree PleizierGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Niclas RenevierGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian LohrDivision of Neurophysiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Clemens WülfingGroup for Interdisciplinary Neurobiology and Immunology, Biozentrum Grindel, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, we found many immune cells including antigen presenting cells neurally hard wired in the T-cell zone of most lymphoid organs like amongst others, lymph nodes in rats, mice and humans. Single immune cells were reached by single neurites and enclosed with a dense neural meshwork. As it is well known that axons are always accompanied by glial cells, we were able to identify Schwann cells in the hilum, medullary and capsule region, like expected. Unexpected was the result, that we found oligodendrocyte-like cells in these regions, myelinating more than one axon. Likewise important was the finding, that one of the standard glial markers used, a polyclonal GFAP antibody equally bound to desmin and therefore marked nearly all stromal cells in cortical, paracortical and medullary cord regions. More detailed analysis showed that these results also appeared in many other non-lymphoid organs. Therefore, polyclonal GFAP antibodies are only conditionally usable for immunohistochemical analysis in peripheral tissues outside the central nervous system. It remains to be elucidated, if the binding of the GFAP antibody to desmin has its reason in a special desmin variant that can give stromal cells glial character.

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AnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsCentral Nervous SystemDesminFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinLymphoid TissueMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuritesNeurogliaOligodendrogliaSchwann CellsStromal CellsDesminGlial Fibrillary Acidic Proteinglial fibrillary astrocytic protein, mouse

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PMID34172765
PMCPMC8233388
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