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doi:10.1369/jhc.5A6832.2006
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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Volume 54 (6): 727-738, 2006
Copyright ©The Histochemical Society, Inc.

Specific Immunolabeling of Brain Macrophages and Microglial Cells in the Developing and Mature Chick Central Nervous System

Miguel A. Cuadros, Ana M. Santos, David Martín-Oliva, Ruth Calvente, Mohamed Tassi, José Luis Marín-Teva and Julio Navascués

Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

Correspondence to: Miguel A. Cuadros, Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain. E-mail: macuadro{at}ugr.es

The present study showed that the HIS-C7 monoclonal antibody, which recognizes the chick form of CD45, is a specific marker for macrophages/microglial cells in the developing and mature chick central nervous system (CNS). HIS-C7-positive cells were characterized according to their morphological features and chronotopographical distribution patterns within developing and adult CNS, similar to those of macrophages/microglial cells in the quail CNS and confirmed by their histochemical labeling with Ricinus communis agglutinin I, a lectin that recognizes chick microglial cells. Therefore, the HIS-C7 antibody is a valuable tool to identify brain macrophage and microglial cells in studies of the function, development, and pathology of the chick brain. CD45 expression differed between chick microglia (as revealed with HIS-C7 antibody) and mouse microglial cells (as revealed with an antibody against mouse form of CD45). Thus, a discontinuous label was seen on mouse microglial cells with the anti-mouse CD45 immunostaining, whereas the entire surface of chick microglial cells was labeled with the anti-chick CD45 staining. The functional relevance of these differences between species has yet to be determined. (J Histochem Cytochem 54:727–738, 2006)

Key Words: CD45 • chick • central nervous system • microglia • mouse


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