TY - JOUR
T1 - An immunohistochemical study of gelsolin immunoreactivity in corneal amyloidosis
AU - Loeffler, K. U.
AU - Edward, D. P.
AU - Tso, M. O.M.
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Accepted for publication Feb. 26, 1992. From the Georgiana Dvorak Theobald Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Lions of Illinois Eye Research Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye Center, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. This study was supported in part by grant Lo 453/1-1 from the Deutsche Forschungsgemein-schaft, Bonn, Germany (Dr. Loeffler); core grant EY1792 from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; gifts from the Lions of Illinois Foundation, Maywood, Illinois; and an unrestricted research grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York (University of Illinois at Chicago Eye Center). Reprint requests toMark O.M. Tso, M.D., Georgiana Dvorak Theobald Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Lions of Illinois Eye Research Institute, UIC Eye Center, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 1855 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - A variant of the actin-modulating protein gelsolin has recently been identified as a component of the amyloid deposits in familial amyloidosis, Finnish type (Meretoja's syndrome), and has been demonstrated immunohistochemically in amyloid deposits in the cornea, and in the skin, kidney, heart, thyroid gland, salivary gland, and rectum of patients with this disease. With the use of immunohistochemistry involving an antibody against gelsolin, we examined a corneal specimen from a patient with Meretoja's syndrome and 14 corneal specimens with lattice dystrophy type I, atypical lattice dystrophy, polymorphic amyloid degeneration, primary familial amyloidosis, or secondary corneal amyloidosis. Our results showed the presence of a gelsolin-related protein either within or around corneal amyloid deposits in nine of the 15 specimens and markedly increased anti- gelsolin immunoreactivity of the corneal keratocytes in 13 of the 15 diseased corneas. These data indicated that the accumulation of gelsolin may be seen in various forms of amyloidosis and may not be confined to Meretoja's syndrome.
AB - A variant of the actin-modulating protein gelsolin has recently been identified as a component of the amyloid deposits in familial amyloidosis, Finnish type (Meretoja's syndrome), and has been demonstrated immunohistochemically in amyloid deposits in the cornea, and in the skin, kidney, heart, thyroid gland, salivary gland, and rectum of patients with this disease. With the use of immunohistochemistry involving an antibody against gelsolin, we examined a corneal specimen from a patient with Meretoja's syndrome and 14 corneal specimens with lattice dystrophy type I, atypical lattice dystrophy, polymorphic amyloid degeneration, primary familial amyloidosis, or secondary corneal amyloidosis. Our results showed the presence of a gelsolin-related protein either within or around corneal amyloid deposits in nine of the 15 specimens and markedly increased anti- gelsolin immunoreactivity of the corneal keratocytes in 13 of the 15 diseased corneas. These data indicated that the accumulation of gelsolin may be seen in various forms of amyloidosis and may not be confined to Meretoja's syndrome.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)74728-2
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)74728-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 1315488
AN - SCOPUS:0026656626
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 113
SP - 546
EP - 554
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -