title: Cutaneous innervation in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV.
abstract: The authors investigated immunocytochemically the innervation of a skin biopsy in a rare case of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV. A few protein gene product 9.5-, growth-associated protein 43-, calcitonin gene-related peptide-, and substance P-immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in the deeper regions of the dermis. Neuropeptide Y-, nitric oxide-, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-immunoreactive fibers were completely absent. Their observations support the hypothesis that the sensory and autonomic defects reported in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy are based on profound developmental alterations of the peripheral nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine, University of Torino, Italy. laura.verze@unito.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verzé
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viglietti-Panzica
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plumari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calcagni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stella
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schrama
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Panzica
mesh_terms: D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019922:GAP-43 Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D009477:Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019922:GAP-43 Protein; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D013373:Substance P; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide