Immunohistochemical study of psoriatic plaques and perilesional skin in psoriasis vulgaris patients: A pilot study

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Iulia-Ioana MorarRemus-Ioan Orăsan

Abstract

Psoriasis vulgaris, a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, is the result of immune mediated processes, genetic background and environmental factors. Prolactin and the vascular endothelial growth factor seem to play a key role in psoriasis pathogenesis regarding hyperproliferation of epidermal keratinocytes and dermal vascular ectasia. The aim of the study was to investigate the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) and prolactin receptor (PRLR) in psoriatic skin by immunohistochemical analysis and to evaluate the correlation with disease severity. Two skin biopsies, psoriatic lesion and perilesional skin, obtained by punch biopsy from 19 nontreated psoriasis patients were examined in hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for TNF-α, VEGFR2 and PRLR. The indirect IHC reaction was carried out automatically and visualized by 3,3-diaminobenzidine (DAB) technique. The average number of DAB-positive cells and the intensity of cell staining were quantified on a predefined scale. The results show a significant difference in the quantity and distribution of TNF-α positive cells in the two sample groups. In psoriatic plaque skin, an increased expression...Continue Reading

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