An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy
The nerve biopsies of 11 patients with pure neuritic leprosy were submitted to routine diagnostic procedures and immunoperoxidase staining with antibodies against axonal (neurofilament, nerve growth factor receptor (NGFr), and protein gene product (PGP) 9.5) and Schwann cell (myelin basic protein, S-100 protein, and NGFr) markers. Two pairs of non-adjacent histological cross-sections of the peripheral nerve were removed for quantification. All the fascicles of the nerve were examined with a 10X-ocular and 40X-objective lens. The immunohistochemistry results were compared to the results of semithin section analysis and clinical and electroneuromyographic data. Neurofilament staining was reduced in 100% of the neuritic biopsies. NGFr positivity was also reduced in 81.8%, PGP staining in 100% of the affected nerves, S100 positivity in 90.9%, and myelin basic protein immunoreactivity in 90.9%. Hypoesthesia was associated with decreased NGFr (81.8%) and PGP staining (90.9%). Reduced potential amplitudes (electroneuromyographic data) were found to be associated with reduced PGP 9.5 (63.6%) and nerve fiber neurofilament staining (45.4%) by immunohistochemistry and with loss of myelinated fibers (100%) by semithin section analysis. On the other hand, the small fibers (immunoreactive dots) seen amid inflammatory cells continued to be present even after 40% of the larger myelinated fibers had disappeared. The present study shows an in-depth view of the destructive effects of leprosy upon the expression of neural markers and the integrity of nerve fiber. The association of these structural changes with the clinical and electroneuromyographic manifestations of leprosy peripheral neuropathy was also discussed.
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oai:scielo:S0100-879X20060008000102006-08-02An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosyAntunes,S.L.G.Chimelli,L.M.Rabello,E.T.Valentim,V.C.Corte-Real,S.Sarno,E.N.Jardim,M.R. Neurofilament protein Nerve growth factor receptor S-100 protein Myelin basic protein Gene product 9.5 Neuritic leprosy Peripheral neuropathy The nerve biopsies of 11 patients with pure neuritic leprosy were submitted to routine diagnostic procedures and immunoperoxidase staining with antibodies against axonal (neurofilament, nerve growth factor receptor (NGFr), and protein gene product (PGP) 9.5) and Schwann cell (myelin basic protein, S-100 protein, and NGFr) markers. Two pairs of non-adjacent histological cross-sections of the peripheral nerve were removed for quantification. All the fascicles of the nerve were examined with a 10X-ocular and 40X-objective lens. The immunohistochemistry results were compared to the results of semithin section analysis and clinical and electroneuromyographic data. Neurofilament staining was reduced in 100% of the neuritic biopsies. NGFr positivity was also reduced in 81.8%, PGP staining in 100% of the affected nerves, S100 positivity in 90.9%, and myelin basic protein immunoreactivity in 90.9%. Hypoesthesia was associated with decreased NGFr (81.8%) and PGP staining (90.9%). Reduced potential amplitudes (electroneuromyographic data) were found to be associated with reduced PGP 9.5 (63.6%) and nerve fiber neurofilament staining (45.4%) by immunohistochemistry and with loss of myelinated fibers (100%) by semithin section analysis. On the other hand, the small fibers (immunoreactive dots) seen amid inflammatory cells continued to be present even after 40% of the larger myelinated fibers had disappeared. The present study shows an in-depth view of the destructive effects of leprosy upon the expression of neural markers and the integrity of nerve fiber. The association of these structural changes with the clinical and electroneuromyographic manifestations of leprosy peripheral neuropathy was also discussed.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.39 n.8 20062006-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000800010en10.1590/S0100-879X2006000800010 |
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Antunes,S.L.G. Chimelli,L.M. Rabello,E.T. Valentim,V.C. Corte-Real,S. Sarno,E.N. Jardim,M.R. An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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An immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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immunohistochemical, clinical and electroneuromyographic correlative study of the neural markers in the neuritic form of leprosy |
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The nerve biopsies of 11 patients with pure neuritic leprosy were submitted to routine diagnostic procedures and immunoperoxidase staining with antibodies against axonal (neurofilament, nerve growth factor receptor (NGFr), and protein gene product (PGP) 9.5) and Schwann cell (myelin basic protein, S-100 protein, and NGFr) markers. Two pairs of non-adjacent histological cross-sections of the peripheral nerve were removed for quantification. All the fascicles of the nerve were examined with a 10X-ocular and 40X-objective lens. The immunohistochemistry results were compared to the results of semithin section analysis and clinical and electroneuromyographic data. Neurofilament staining was reduced in 100% of the neuritic biopsies. NGFr positivity was also reduced in 81.8%, PGP staining in 100% of the affected nerves, S100 positivity in 90.9%, and myelin basic protein immunoreactivity in 90.9%. Hypoesthesia was associated with decreased NGFr (81.8%) and PGP staining (90.9%). Reduced potential amplitudes (electroneuromyographic data) were found to be associated with reduced PGP 9.5 (63.6%) and nerve fiber neurofilament staining (45.4%) by immunohistochemistry and with loss of myelinated fibers (100%) by semithin section analysis. On the other hand, the small fibers (immunoreactive dots) seen amid inflammatory cells continued to be present even after 40% of the larger myelinated fibers had disappeared. The present study shows an in-depth view of the destructive effects of leprosy upon the expression of neural markers and the integrity of nerve fiber. The association of these structural changes with the clinical and electroneuromyographic manifestations of leprosy peripheral neuropathy was also discussed. |
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