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Diagnostic Algorithm in Hirschsprung's Disease: Focus on Immunohistochemistry Markers.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND/AIM:Hirschsprung disease (HD) is caused by the congenital absence of ganglion cells in the distal bowel (aganglionosis). Rectal biopsy is considered important for its diagnosis. The aim of this study was to apply immunohistochemical staining using a minimal set of antibodies and develop an algorithm that will assist in the diagnosis of HD. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Rectal or colonic biopsies were performed in patients with HD (n=26) or patients treated for other bowel diseases (n=34). Immunohistochemical staining was performed for MAP1b, peripherin, S-100, calretinin, NSE, bcl-2 and CD56 proteins. RESULTS:Staining for CD56, S-100, peripherin and calretinin facilitated the identification of ganglion cells. The use of CD56 and S-100 antibodies together resulted in the highest rate of ganglion cell staining intensity (94%). CONCLUSION:We propose a practical diagnostic algorithm with the application of CD56 and S-100 antibodies that can be used in clinical practice in children suspected of Hirschsprung's disease.

SUBMITTER: Galazka P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diagnostic Algorithm in Hirschsprung's Disease: Focus on Immunohistochemistry Markers.

Galazka Przemyslaw P Szylberg Lukasz L Bodnar Magdalena M Styczynski Jan J Marszalek Andrzej A

In vivo (Athens, Greece) 20200501 3

<h4>Background/aim</h4>Hirschsprung disease (HD) is caused by the congenital absence of ganglion cells in the distal bowel (aganglionosis). Rectal biopsy is considered important for its diagnosis. The aim of this study was to apply immunohistochemical staining using a minimal set of antibodies and develop an algorithm that will assist in the diagnosis of HD.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Rectal or colonic biopsies were performed in patients with HD (n=26) or patients treated for other bowel diseas ...[more]

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Project description:Hirschsprung's disease is a neuronal dysplasia of the hindgut, characterised by a loss of neurones, which affects about 1 in 5000 live births. Genetic factors have been implicated in the aetiology of this disease in about 20% of cases and a dominant pattern of inheritance has been revealed in several families. The pathogenesis of the aganglionosis is often attributed to a failure of migration of neural crest cells, although this has not been proven. Recently, mutations in a developmentally regulated receptor tyrosine kinase gene, ret, and mutations in the endothelin receptor-B gene (ENDR-B) have both been linked to familial Hirschsprung's disease in humans. Moreover, certain mutant mouse strains--namely piebald lethal and lethal spotted--exhibit striking similarities to the human condition. The mutation which gives rise to piebald lethal has now been found to be in the ENDR-B gene, and the mutation associated with lethal spotted occurs in the gene for endothelin-3 (ET-3), a ligand for ENDR-B. Two transgenic mouse lines have been developed which also reflect the human disease: ret-k-, which has a loss of function mutation of the ret gene, and ENDR-B null. In addition, the introduction of a Lac-Z reporter gene into neural crest cells of aganglionic mice has made it possible to study directly the fate of enteric neuroblasts which are affected by "Hirschsprung's-like" mutations. Here, we review the possible roles of RET and endothelin in the normal development of the enteric nervous system, and the significance of their mutated forms in the pathogenesis of familial aganglionosis. This review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of the lesions which have been implicated in congenital forms of Hirschsprung's disease. Disruption of these genes in the mouse, either by transgenic "knockout" approaches or in mutant mouse lines, offers the prospect of greater understanding of both the cellular and developmental bases of the human disease.

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