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Ramos W, Rojas N, Ortega-Loayza AG, Tello M, Jiménez G, Cuba-Cáceres N, Ronceros G, De La Cruz-Vargas JA, Vera-Ponce VJ, Guerrero N, Gutierrez EL. Ultrastructural skin alterations of healthy subjects with anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies in endemic areas to pemphigus foliaceus: A case series. J Transl Autoimmun 2023; 7:100208. [PMID: 37520889 PMCID: PMC10372304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2023.100208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Background Endemic pemphigus foliaceus and endemic pemphigus vulgaris are autoimmune dermatologic disorders endemic to the Peruvian Amazon. Objective To determine the ultrastructural skin alterations of three healthy subjects with anti DSG-1 antibodies in areas endemic to pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus vulgaris in the Peruvian Amazon. Patients and methods Case series carried out from data of three clinically healthy subjects positive to anti DSG-1 antibodies, from Peru. This study consists of a sub-analysis of data gathered in a previous study. Results Ultrastructural results are presented from the skin biopsies of three clinically healthy patients positive to anti-desmoglein 1 (DSG-1) antibodies. High Resolution Optical Microscopy (HROM) showed the absence of acantholysis. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed the widening of intercellular space between keratinocytes, the presence of vacuoles in intercellular space with granular material and cytoplasmic vacuolization, loss of desmosome structure, loss of normal distribution among tonofilaments and lateral separation among cells in the stratum basale. Conclusion According to our results, healthy subjects that present anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies can develop ultrastructural alterations that are visible through transmission electron microscopy but not through conventional optical microscopy.
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- Willy Ramos
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratorio de Microscopía Electrónica, Instituto de Patología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
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Gutierrez EL, Ramos W, Seminario-Vidal L, Tello M, Ronceros G, Ortega-Loayza AG. Oxidative stress in patients with endemic pemphigus foliaceus and healthy subjects with anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies. An Bras Dermatol 2018; 93:212-215. [PMID: 29723379 PMCID: PMC5916392 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20186211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown oxidative stress in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, nevertheless, it remains unknown whether a similar response is characteristic of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Peru. OBJECTIVES To determine the oxidative stress response in endemic pemphigus foliaceus patients and subjects with positive for anti-desmoglein1 antibodies (anti-dsg1) from endemic areas of Peru. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study. The study population included 21 patients with Endemic Pemphigus foliaceus and 12 healthy subjects with anti-dsg1 antibodies from the Peruvian Amazon (Ucayali), as well as 30 healthy control subjects. Malondialdehyde, an indicator of lipid peroxidation by free radicals, was measured in serum. RESULTS We collected 21 cases of endemic pemphigus foliaceus, 15 of them with active chronic disease and 6 in clinical remission. Serum malondialdehyde values in patients with chronic active evolution and healthy subjects with anti-dsg1 antibodies were statistically higher than those of healthy controls (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between serum values of localized and generalized clinical forms. STUDY LIMITATIONS The main limitation of this present study is the small number of patients with endemic pemphigus and healthy subjects positive for desmoglein 1 antibodies. CONCLUSIONS The increased serum levels of malondialdehyde in patients with chronic active endemic pemphigus foliaceus and healthy subjects from endemic areas with anti-dsg1 antibodies may suggest a contribution of systemic lipid peroxidation in the pathogenesis of endemic pemphigus foliaceus.
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- Ericson Leonardo Gutierrez
- Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de
Salud - Lima, Peru
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de San
Martin de Porres (USMP) - Lima, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional
Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) - Lima, Peru
- Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y
Control de Enfermedades - Lima, Peru
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of
South Florida - Tampa (FL), USA
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- Unidad de Vigilancia y Control de Vectores. Dirección de
Redes Integradas de Salud Lima Sur - Lima, Peru
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional
Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) - Lima, Peru
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Ahmed AR, Carrozzo M, Caux F, Cirillo N, Dmochowski M, Alonso AE, Gniadecki R, Hertl M, López-Zabalza MJ, Lotti R, Pincelli C, Pittelkow M, Schmidt E, Sinha AA, Sprecher E, Grando SA. Monopathogenic vs multipathogenic explanations of pemphigus pathophysiology. Exp Dermatol 2018; 25:839-846. [PMID: 27305362 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This viewpoint highlights major, partly controversial concepts about the pathogenesis of pemphigus. The monopathogenic theory explains intra-epidermal blistering through the "desmoglein (Dsg) compensation" hypothesis, according to which an antibody-dependent disabling of Dsg 1- and/or Dsg 3-mediated cell-cell attachments of keratinocytes (KCs) is sufficient to disrupt epidermal integrity and cause blistering. The multipathogenic theory explains intra-epidermal blistering through the "multiple hit" hypothesis stating that a simultaneous and synchronized inactivation of the physiological mechanisms regulating and/or mediating intercellular adhesion of KCs is necessary to disrupt epidermal integrity. The major premise for a multipathogenic theory is that a single type of autoantibody induces only reversible changes, so that affected KCs can recover due to a self-repair. The damage, however, becomes irreversible when the salvage pathway and/or other cell functions are altered by a partnering autoantibody and/or other pathogenic factors. Future studies are needed to (i) corroborate these findings, (ii) characterize in detail patient populations with non-Dsg-specific autoantibodies, and (iii) determine the extent of the contribution of non-Dsg antibodies in disease pathophysiology.
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- A Razzaque Ahmed
- Department of Dermatology of Tufts University and Center for Blistering Diseases, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Paris 13, Avicenne Hospital, APHP, Bobigny, France
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- Melbourne Dental School and Oral Health CRC, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Autoimmune Blistering Dermatoses Section, Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University Clinic of Navarra, University of Navarra, Navarra, Spain
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- Division of Dermatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Immunology and Departments of Dermatology and Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Ramos W, Díaz J, Gutierrez EL, Lazarte JS, Bohnett MC, Ronceros G, Ortega-Loayza AG. Antidesmoglein 1 and 3 antibodies in healthy subjects of a population in the Peruvian high amazon. Int J Dermatol 2017; 57:344-348. [PMID: 29130480 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the presence of anti-Dsg1 and Dsg3 antibodies in healthy subjects of the high Peruvian Amazon (Tuemal, Rodriguez de Mendoza province, department of Amazonas) to establish the theoretical presence of environmental factors or triggers in the area. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study. The study population included persons of any age or gender, clinically healthy, who were evaluated by a dermatologist to confirm the absence of blistering diseases. Blood samples were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF), immunoprecipitation (IP), anti-Dsg1 IgM antibody (Ab) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), as well as anti-Dsg1 and anti-Dsg3 IgG Ab ELISA. RESULTS Participants included 21 healthy subjects comprised of 61.9% males and 38.1% females; 47.6% had a positive anti-Dsg1 Ab ELISA for total IgG (or any subclasses). IIF detected antibodies against intercellular spaces in one subject. Anti-Dsg1 Ab IP was mildly positive in 33.3% of the subjects. Anti-Dsg1 IgG subclasses found positive were: IgG1 (19.0%), IgG2 (33.3%), and IgG3 (28.6%); none of the samples were positive for anti-Dsg1 Ab IgM ELISA, and 23.8% of the subjects were positive for anti-Dsg3 Ab ELISA. The age distribution was similar for subjects positive for anti-Dsg1 and anti-Dsg3 Ab ELISA, with higher frequencies found among the 20-29 and 40-49 year-old age groups. CONCLUSION A fraction of healthy subjects of the high Peruvian Amazon developed anti-Dsg1 and anti-Dsg3 antibodies, demonstrating the possible presence of environmental factors for endemic pemphigus (EP) at a higher altitude than previously described.
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- Willy Ramos
- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.,Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades, Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Regional Docente Las Mercedes, Chiclayo, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru.,Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru
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- School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Ramos W, Chacon GR, Galarza C, Gutierrez EL, Smith ME, Ortega-Loayza AG. Endemic pemphigus in the Peruvian Amazon: epidemiology and risk factors for the development of complications during treatment. An Bras Dermatol 2013. [PMID: 23197201 PMCID: PMC3699914 DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000600003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease. According to a report, in areas of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) in Peru there are cases of pemphigus vulgaris with epidemiologic, clinical and histopathologic characteristics similar to those of "endemic pemphigus vulgaris" (EPV) in Brazil. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of endemic pemphigus and the risk factors of patients for developing complications during treatment. METHODS A study was carried out from July 2003 to March 2008. The study population was 60 patients with EPF and 7 patients with EPV evaluated in hospitals and clinics in the Peruvian Amazon and Lima. A multivariate analysis was carried out using binary logistic regression. RESULTS The average age of EPF patients was 31.4 years; 55% were men; 60% presented the generalized clinical variant. Non-compliance with the treatment was seen in 57.1% of the patients. Thirty-five percent presented complications (e.g. pyodermitis and pyelonephritis) during treatment. The risk factors for developing complications during treatment were non-compliance with the treatment and having the generalized clinical form. In the EPV group, the average age was 21.7 years; 71.4% were men. All patients presented with the mucocutaneous clinical variant and the initial presentation consisted of oral mucosa lesions; 71.4% presented complications during treatment, pyodermitis being the most frequent. CONCLUSIONS Non-compliance with the treatment and the generalized clinical form are risk factors for the development of complications during treatment of patients with EPF. Peru indeed has EPV cases with epidemiologic characteristics similar to EPF. Living in a rural area may represent a risk factor for the development of complications during treatment of patients with EPV.
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- Willy Ramos
- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) - Lima, Peru
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Ortega-Loayza AG, Ramos W, Gutierrez EL, Jimenez G, Rojas I, Galarza C. Endemic pemphigus foliaceus in the Peruvian Amazon. Clin Exp Dermatol 2013; 38:594-600. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.12029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- A. G. Ortega-Loayza
- Department of Dermatology; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond; VA; USA
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- Institute of Clinical Investigation; National University of San Marcos; Lima; Peru
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- Dermatology Division; Regional and Teaching Hospital Las Mercedes; Lambayeque; Peru
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- Free Public Health Centre; Ucayali Regional Directorate of Health; Pucallpa; Ucayali; Peru
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- Department of Dermatology; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond; VA; USA
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- Gina R Chacón
- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Sousa JX, Diaz LA, Eaton DP, Hans-Filho G, Freitas ELD, Delgado L, Ichimura LMF, Cristaldi F, Orlandi R, Kesper N, Umezawa ES, Rivitti EA, Aoki V. Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi reactivity in a population at high risk for endemic pemphigus foliaceus (Fogo selvagem). Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 87:675-80. [PMID: 22826496 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fogo selvagem (FS) is an autoimmune bullous disease with pathogenic IgG autoantibodies recognizing desmoglein 1 (Dsg1), a desmosomal glycoprotein. In certain settlements of Brazil, a high prevalence of FS (3%) is reported, suggesting environmental factors as triggers of the autoimmune response. Healthy individuals from endemic areas recognize nonpathogenic epitopes of Dsg1, and exposure to hematophagous insects is a risk factor for FS. Fogo selvagem and Chagas disease share some geographic sites, and anti-Dsg1 has been detected in Chagas patients. Indeterminate Chagas disease was identified in a Brazilian Amerindian population of high risk for FS. In counterpart, none of the FS patients living in the same geographic region showed reactivity against Trypanosoma cruzi. The profile of anti-Dsg1 antibodies showed positive results in 15 of 40 FS sera and in 33 of 150 sera from healthy individuals from endemic FS sites, and no cross-reactivity between Chagas disease and FS was observed.
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- Joaquim X Sousa
- Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is the most common type of pemphigus. PV pathogenesis is still debated, and treatment remains challenging. We investigated five controversial topics: (1) What are the target antigens in PV? (2) Do desmogleins adequately address PV pathophysiology? (3) How does acantholysis occur in PV? (4) Is PV still a lethal disease? (5) What is the role of rituximab (RTX) in PV treatment? Results from extensive literature searches suggested the following: (1) Target antigens of PV include a variety of molecules and receptors that are not physically compartmentalized within the epidermis. (2) PV is caused by a variety of autoantibodies to keratinocyte self-antigens, which concur to cause blistering by acting synergistically. (3) The concept of apoptolysis distinguishes the unique mechanism of autoantibody-induced keratinocyte damage in PV from other known forms of cell death. (4) PV remains potentially life-threatening largely because of treatment side effects, but it is uncertain which therapies carry the highest likelihood of lethal risk. (5) RTX is a very promising treatment option in patients with widespread recalcitrant or life-threatening PV. RTX's cost is an issue, its long-term side effects are still unknown, and randomized controlled trials are needed to establish the optimal dosing regimen.
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- N Cirillo
- Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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The goal of contemporary research in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus is to achieve and maintain clinical remission without corticosteroids. Recent advances of knowledge on pemphigus autoimmunity scrutinize old dogmas, resolve controversies, and open novel perspectives for treatment. Elucidation of intimate mechanisms of keratinocyte detachment and death in pemphigus has challenged the monopathogenic explanation of disease immunopathology. Over 50 organ-specific and non-organ-specific antigens can be targeted by pemphigus autoimmunity, including desmosomal cadherins and other adhesion molecules, PERP cholinergic and other cell membrane (CM) receptors, and mitochondrial proteins. The initial insult is sustained by the autoantibodies to the cell membrane receptor antigens triggering the intracellular signaling by Src, epidermal growth factor receptor kinase, protein kinases A and C, phospholipase C, mTOR, p38 MAPK, JNK, other tyrosine kinases, and calmodulin that cause basal cell shrinkage and ripping desmosomes off the CM. Autoantibodies synergize with effectors of apoptotic and oncotic pathways, serine proteases, and inflammatory cytokines to overcome the natural resistance and activate the cell death program in keratinocytes. The process of keratinocyte shrinkage/detachment and death via apoptosis/oncosis has been termed apoptolysis to emphasize that it is triggered by the same signal effectors and mediated by the same cell death enzymes. The natural course of pemphigus has improved due to a substantial progress in developing of the steroid-sparing therapies combining the immunosuppressive and direct anti-acantholytic effects. Further elucidation of the molecular mechanisms mediating immune dysregulation and apoptolysis in pemphigus should improve our understanding of disease pathogenesis and facilitate development of steroid-free treatment of patients.
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- Sergei A Grando
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Abreu Velez AM, Howard MS, Restrepo-Isaza M, Smoller B. Formalin deposition as artifact in biopsies from patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia, South America. J Cutan Pathol 2009; 37:835-42. [PMID: 20015189 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most autoimmune diseases occur sporadically; however, endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) is present in specific locales restricted to some geographic rural regions mostly in South America, Central America and in Tunisia (Africa). Its geographic restriction makes it an invaluable natural model for studying how the environment, genetic background and host response contribute to the development of autoimmunity. We described a new variant of EPF in El Bagre, Colombia, (El Bagre-EPF). When we examined the skin biopsies from 10 patients and controls from the endemic area, we detected in a systematic manner several types of pigmentation, sometimes intracellular, and sometimes in the extracellular matrix in most biopsies. AIM We aim to determine the nature of this pigment in these skin biopsies. METHODS We studied 10 patients and 10 controls matched by sex, age and work activity living in the endemic area by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). RESULTS We were unable to find any bacteriological or parasitic organism. Specifically, we searched for several tropical disease agents as possible causative agents of this pigment. Iron stains and melanin pigment bleaching techniques failed to determine the etiology of this pigment. We then tried the removal of formalin pigment using picric acid. The pigment was removed after very strong treatment with different acids including picric acid. CONCLUSIONS Formalin pigment shares many properties with hemozoin. In this case, the authors recommend the use of neutral buffered formalin to prevent the formation of formalin pigment especially after long periods of fixation when taking biopsies under extreme temperature and environmental humidity.
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Abida O, Kallel-Sellami M, Joly P, Ben Ayed M, Zitouni M, Masmoudi A, Mokni M, Fezzaa B, Ben Osman A, Kammoun MR, Gilbert D, Turki H, Tron F, Masmoudi H, Makni S. Anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies in healthy related and unrelated subjects and patients with pemphigus foliaceus in endemic and non-endemic areas from Tunisia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 23:1073-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Grando SA. Viewpoint 6. Exp Dermatol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00499_10.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Paus R, Amagai M, Ahmed AR, Kitajima Y, Bystryn JC, Milner Y, Gniadecki R, Hertl M, Pincelli C, Fridkis-Hareli M, Aoyama Y, Frušić-Zlotkin M, Müller E, David M, Mimouni D, Vind-Kezunovic D, Michel B, Mahoney M, Grando S. Are desmoglein autoantibodies essential for the immunopathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris, or just ‘witnesses of disease'? Exp Dermatol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00499.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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