突触素
神经节胶质瘤
中枢神经细胞瘤
生物
α-突触核蛋白
病理
中枢神经系统
间变性
免疫组织化学
神经科学
帕金森病
医学
癫痫
免疫学
磁共振成像
疾病
放射科
作者
Ravi Raghavan,Charles L. White,Beverly Barton Rogers,Caetano Coimbra,Elisabeth J. Rushing
标识
DOI:10.1093/jnen/59.6.490
摘要
Alpha-synuclein (alpha-synuclein) is a member of a family of cytoplasmic proteins found predominantly and abundantly in the brain, and concentrated in pre-synaptic nerve terminals, near vesicles. We hypothesized that an antibody to alpha-synuclein could be a useful marker of neuronal differentiation in central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Twenty tumors known to have neuronal or mixed neuronal/glial differentiation ( 11 gangliogliomas, 2 anaplastic gangliogliomas, 5 gangliocytomas, and 2 ganglioneuroblastomas), 5 central neurocytomas, and 1 dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) were immunostained with a mouse monoclonal antibody raised against human alpha-synuclein. Intense cytoplasmic staining, in some instances extending into the perikarya, was seen in 6 of 11 gangliogliomas, 2 of 2 anaplastic gangliogliomas, and 2 of 2 ganglioneuroblastomas. Alpha-synuclein-positive cells were usually large in size, resembled dysmorphic neurons, and were variably immunoreactive for anti-neurofilament and/or anti-synaptophysin antibodies. In contrast, central neurocytomas, gangliocytomas, and the DNET were negative for cytoplasmic alpha-synuclein expression. Our findings indicate that alpha-synuclein is expressed within the neuronal component of mixed tumors of the CNS displaying more than 1 histophenotype, and/or showing different degrees of anaplasia. Based on currently available data, we conclude that cytoplasmic alpha-synuclein expression is a marker of maturing neurons in these tumors.
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