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Francisco J. Perez-molto

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The Neuroepithelium Disruption Could Generate Autoantibodies against AQP4 and Cause Neuromyelitis Optica and Hydrocephalus

2014

Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory disease characterized by neuritis and myelitis of the optic nerve. Its physiopathology is connected with the aquaporin-4 water channel, since antibodies against aquaporin-4 have been found in the cerebrospinal fluid and blood of neuromyelitis optica patients. The seropositivity for aquaporin-4 antibodies is used for the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease. On the other hand, aquaporin-4 is expressed in astrocyte feet in the brain-blood barrier and subventricular zones of the brain ventricles. Aquaporin-4 expression is high in cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalus. Furthermore, neuroepithelial denudation precedes n…

Pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyNeuromyelitis opticabusiness.industryurogenital systemNeuritisMyelitisReview Articlemedicine.diseasePathophysiologyeye diseasesHydrocephalusNeuroepithelial cellCerebrospinal fluidmedicineOptic nervebusinessInternational Scholarly Research Notices
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The Neuroepithelium Disruption Could Generate Autoantibodies against AQP4 and Cause Neuromyelitis Optica and Hydrocephalus

2014

Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory disease characterized by neuritis and myelitis of the optic nerve. Its physiopathology is connected with the aquaporin-4 water channel, since antibodies against aquaporin-4 have been found in the cerebrospinal fluid and blood of neuromyelitis optica patients. The seropositivity for aquaporin-4 antibodies is used for the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease. On the other hand, aquaporin-4 is expressed in astrocyte feet in the brain-blood barrier and subventricular zones of the brain ventricles. Aquaporin-4 expression is high in cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalus. Furthermore, neuroepithelial denudation precedes n…

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Immunohistochemical profile of human pancreatic pacinian corpuscles.

2010

To analyze the immunohistochemical profile of the human pancreatic pacinian corpuscles in comparison with that of the cutaneous pacinian corpuscles. In addition, we studied a Pacinilike corpuscle found in the adventitia of a pancreatic artery.We used immunohistochemistry to detect specific antigens for corpuscular constituents, specific antibodies for the identification of Adelta- and C-sensory fibers and for the detection of several growth factor receptors, and some members of the degenerin/epithelial Na channel superfamily of proteins.Approximately 62% of pancreatic pacinian corpuscles have 2 to 10 axonic profiles each enclosed by its own inner core: 1 or 2 of these axonic profiles displa…

AdultMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtySensory Receptor CellsEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismNerve Tissue ProteinsEndocrinologyAdventitiaGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinInternal MedicinemedicineHumansReceptor trkBReceptors Growth FactorEpithelial Sodium ChannelsPancreasHepatologybusiness.industryMucin-1AnatomyMiddle AgedImmunohistochemistryAcid Sensing Ion Channelsmedicine.anatomical_structureDegenerin Sodium ChannelsImmunohistochemistryPancreasbusinessPacinian CorpusclesPacinian CorpusclePancreas
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