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Human Fdc Express Prpc in Vivo and in Vitro
Thielen, Caroline; Antoine, Nadine; Mélot, France et al.
2001In Developmental Immunology, 8 (3-4), p. 259-66
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Keywords :
follicular dendritic cells; germinal center; human tonsil; prion protein
Abstract :
[en] Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by accumulation of abnormal prion protein (protease-resistant prion, PrPres). PrPres accumulation is also detected in lymphoid organs after peripheral infection. Several studies suggest that follicular dendritic cells (FDC) could be the site of PrPres retention and amplification. Here we show that human follicular dendritic cells can express normal cellular prion protein (PrPc) both in situ and in vitro. When tonsillar cryosections were treated with anti-PrP antibody, the label was found on some very delicate cell extensions inside the lymphoid follicles, especially in the germinal centres. These extensions react with DRC1 antibody, used frequently to label FDC. Other structures labelled with anti-PrP antibody were the keratinocytes. To confirm the ability of FDC to synthesise PrPc, we isolated FDC by a non-enzymatic procedure and cultured them. By cytochemistry and flow cytometry it was clearly shown that FDC do produce PrPc.
Disciplines :
Immunology & infectious disease
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Thielen, Caroline ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie Humaine
Antoine, Nadine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie Humaine
Mélot, France ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > histologie humaine
Cesbron, J. Y.
Heinen, Ernst ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie humaine
Tsunoda, R.
Language :
English
Title :
Human Fdc Express Prpc in Vivo and in Vitro
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Developmental Immunology
ISSN :
1044-6672
Publisher :
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Volume :
8
Issue :
3-4
Pages :
259-66
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
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