| Autor: | Ervin Y. Eaker, G.N. Verne, J E Sallustio |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Neurofilament biology medicine.diagnostic_test Physiology business.industry Esophageal disease Gastroenterology Achalasia medicine.disease Immunofluorescence digestive system diseases medicine.anatomical_structure otorhinolaryngologic diseases biology.protein Medicine Neuron Antibody Esophagus business Myenteric plexus |
| Zdroj: | Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 42:307-313 |
| ISSN: | 0163-2116 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1018857617115 |
| Popis: | Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus characterized by the loss of inhibitory neurons in the distal esophagus. Although idiopathic in nature, autoimmune mechanisms have been proposed, and we set out to determine the presence of myenteric neuronal antibodies. We prospectively studied 18 patients with well-characterized achalasia (by clinical, x-ray, and manometric evidence), nine with gastroesophageal reflux disease, and analyzed the sera from 22 disease-free controls. Using double-label, indirect immunofluorescence techniques, rat esophageal and intestinal sections were double-labeled with sera (dilutions of 1:50 to 1:400) from the three groups and with neurofilament antibody to localize neurons. Seven of 18 achalasia patients had sera that stained the majority of neurons within plexi in the esophageal and intestinal sections, including both NADPH diaphorase (nitric oxide synthase) -positive and -negative neurons. None of the gastroesophageal reflux patients or the controls showed staining. Neuronal antibodies in achalasia provide an attractive hypothesis to explain this diffuse, possibly immune-based disorder. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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