Extravasation of macromolecules and possible trapping of transforming growth factor-beta in venous ulceration

The British Journal of Dermatology
H R HigleyV Falanga

Abstract

The pathogenesis of venous ulceration is thought to involve formation of pericapillary fibrin cuffs as a result of venous hypertension, and a recent hypothesis suggests that extravasated plasma proteins may bind or trap growth factors. We have compared the tissue distribution of fibrin cuffs, plasma proteins, procollagen, and transforming growth factors (TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta 2) within venous ulcers and normally healing graft donor sites. In venous ulcers, the papillary dermis and the ulcer bed contained convoluted capillaries with phosphotungstic acid haematoxylin-positive pericapillary fibrin cuffs. By immunohistochemical staining, the cuffs were positive for actin, and contained massively redundant lamellae of basement membrane material which stained positive for type IV collagen. Extravasated factor XIIIa and alpha 2-macroglobulin were present within the fibrin cuffs. Increased numbers of type I procollagen positive fibroblasts, and increased TGF-beta 1 immunoreactivity were present within the fibrin cuffs, but not in the provisional matrix in the ulcer bed around the cuffs. In contrast, in normally healing graft donor sites, tortuous capillaries and fibrin cuffs were absent, factor XIIIa and alpha 1-macroglobulin were re...Continue Reading

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