Skip to main content
. 2015 Jun;185(6):1724–1739. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.02.010

Table 3.

Additional Markers Investigated by IHC or IF in Primary Cultures (>20 Passages) of Mucin- or Mixed-IHCCA

Markers (technique) Mucin-IHCCA Mixed-IHCCA
E-cadherin (IHC-IF) 0% 0%
CD31 (IHC-IF) 0% 0%
GFAP (IHC) 0% 0%
CD163 (IHC) 0% 0%
SDF1 (IF) 0% 0%
FAP (IF) 0% 0%
Periostin (IF) 18 ± 3.0% 14 ± 3.5%
α-SMA (IHC-IF) 20 ± 3.6% 15 ± 4.3%
S100A4 (IHC-IF) 100% 100%
SNAIL (IHC-IF) 88 ± 3.2% 86 ± 3.5%
TWIST (IHC-IF) 86 ± 1.5% 85 ± 2.5%
NCAM (IF) 98 ± 2.0% 96 ± 3.0%
CK19 (IF) 13 ± 3.0% 12 ± 2.7%
Vimentin (IHC-IF) 100% 100%
Nestin (IF) 100% 100%

Data indicate percentage of cells positive and are expressed as means ± SD.

α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; CK, cytokeratins; FAP, fibroblast-activation protein; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; IF, immunofluorescence; IHC, immunohistochemistry; IHCCA, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; NCMA, neural cell adhesion molecule; SDF1, stromal-derived factor.