TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic utility of tenascin-C for evaluation of the activity of human acute myocarditis
AU - Morimoto, Shin Ichiro
AU - Imanaka-Yoshida, Kyoko
AU - Hiramitsu, Shinya
AU - Kato, Shigeru
AU - Ohtsuki, Masatsugu
AU - Uemura, Akihisa
AU - Kato, Yasuchika
AU - Nishikawa, Toshio
AU - Toyozaki, Tetsuya
AU - Hishida, Hitoshi
AU - Yoshida, Toshimichi
AU - Hiroe, Michiaki
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Tenascin-C (TN-C) is an extracellular matrix protein that is expressed transiently in close association with tissue remodelling in various body sites. In the heart, TN-C is only present during early stages of development, is not expressed in the normal adult, but reappears in pathological states. The purpose of this study was to analyse the expression of TN-C in myocardial tissue from myocarditis patients, and to evaluate the diagnostic value of immunostaining for TN-C in the assessment of inflammatory activity in biopsy specimens. A total of 113 biopsy specimens obtained from 32 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute myocarditis were examined by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for TN-C. The immunostaining was semi-quantified and compared with histological diagnosis according to the Dallas criteria. Furthermore, serial biopsies from 22 patients were taken during convalescence, and sequential changes in TN-C levels were analysed. Expression of TN-C was specifically detected in endomyocardial biopsy specimens from patients with active-stage inflammation, and disappeared in healed stages. The degree of expression of TN-C correlated with the severity of histological lesions. These data suggest that TN-C reflects disease activity in cases of human myocarditis. Immunostaining for TN-C could enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of diagnosis using biopsy specimens.
AB - Tenascin-C (TN-C) is an extracellular matrix protein that is expressed transiently in close association with tissue remodelling in various body sites. In the heart, TN-C is only present during early stages of development, is not expressed in the normal adult, but reappears in pathological states. The purpose of this study was to analyse the expression of TN-C in myocardial tissue from myocarditis patients, and to evaluate the diagnostic value of immunostaining for TN-C in the assessment of inflammatory activity in biopsy specimens. A total of 113 biopsy specimens obtained from 32 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute myocarditis were examined by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for TN-C. The immunostaining was semi-quantified and compared with histological diagnosis according to the Dallas criteria. Furthermore, serial biopsies from 22 patients were taken during convalescence, and sequential changes in TN-C levels were analysed. Expression of TN-C was specifically detected in endomyocardial biopsy specimens from patients with active-stage inflammation, and disappeared in healed stages. The degree of expression of TN-C correlated with the severity of histological lesions. These data suggest that TN-C reflects disease activity in cases of human myocarditis. Immunostaining for TN-C could enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of diagnosis using biopsy specimens.
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U2 - 10.1002/path.1730
DO - 10.1002/path.1730
M3 - Article
C2 - 15685595
AN - SCOPUS:20144369343
SN - 0022-3417
VL - 205
SP - 460
EP - 467
JO - Journal of Pathology
JF - Journal of Pathology
IS - 4
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