Nodes of ranvier and paranodes in chronic acquired neuropathies.
Chronic acquired neuropathies of unknown origin are classified as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies (CIDP) and chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathies (CIAP). The diagnosis can be very difficult, although it has important therapeutic implications since CIDP can be improved by immunomodulating treatment. The aim of this study was to examine the possible abnormalities of nodal and paranodal regions in these two types of neuropathies. Longitudinal sections of superficial peroneal nerves were obtained from biopsy material from 12 patients with CIDP and 10 patients with CIAP and studied by immunofluorescence and in some cases electron microscopy. Electron microscopy revealed multiple alterations in the nodal and paranodal regions which predominated in Schwann cells in CIDP and in axons in CIAP. In CIDP paranodin/Caspr immunofluorescence was more widespread than in control nerves, extending along the axon in internodes where it appeared intense. Nodal channels Nav and KCNQ2 were less altered but were also detected in the internodes. In CIAP paranodes, paranodin labeling was irregular and/or decreased. To test the consequences of acquired primary Schwann cells alteration on axonal proteins, we used a mouse model based on induced deletion of the transcription factor Krox-20 gene. In the demyelinated sciatic nerves of these mice we observed alterations similar to those found in CIDP by immunofluorescence, and immunoblotting demonstrated increased levels of paranodin. Finally we examined whether the alterations in paranodin immunoreactivity could have a diagnosis value. In a sample of 16 biopsies, the study of paranodin immunofluorescence by blind evaluators led to correct diagnosis in 70 ± 4% of the cases. This study characterizes for the first time the abnormalities of nodes of Ranvier in CIAP and CIDP, and the altered expression and distribution of nodal and paranodal proteins. Marked differences were observed between CIDP and CIAP and the alterations in paranodin immunofluorescence may be an interesting tool for their differential diagnosis.
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé 839, Paris, France.
Carmen
C
Cifuentes-Diaz
Odile
O
Dubourg
Theano
T
Irinopoulou
Marc
M
Vigny
Sylvie
S
Lachkar
Laurence
L
Decker
Patrick
P
Charnay
Natalia
N
Denisenko
Thierry
T
Maisonobe
Jean-Marc
JM
Léger
Karine
K
Viala
Jean-Jacques
JJ
Hauw
Jean-Antoine
JA
Girault
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000032:analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D011901:Ranvier's Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000473:pathology
D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; C491322:Cntnap1 protein, mouse; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins
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