Skin Innervation and Its Effects on the Epidermis.

Abstract:

:Sensory innervation of the skin subserves protective sensations for the body to prevent thermal and noxious injuries. Neurophysiologically, they belong to the categories of Adelta and C fibers, usually with caliber less than one micro m in diameter. Morphological demonstration of the terminals of these nerves in the epidermis has been recognized recently by sensitive immunocytochemistry and an axonal marker, the protein gene product 9.5 (PGP). PGP is a ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase, which is abundantly present in the nervous system, and particularly enriched in the unmyelinated nerves. Sensory nerves positive for PGP arise from the dorsal root ganglion, pass through the dermis, parallel the epidermis-dermis border, penetrate the basement membrane, move vertically and upwards in the epidermis with tortuous course and knobby appearance, and finally terminate at the granular layers of the epidermis. In rodents, denervation of the skin results in degeneration of epidermal nerves within 48 h of nerve transection, and thinning of the epidermis. In humans, application of this technique to evaluate disorders of the peripheral nervous system makes study of the degeneration of sensory nerve terminals possible. Patients with sensory neuropathy had fewer epidermal nerves than normal subjects, consistent with the notion of distal axonopathy. This approach has the potential to evaluate human sensory neuropathy in temporal and spatial domains. In addition, the influences of epidermal denervation open a new field to explore the interactions between sensory nerves and keratinocytes.

journal_name

J Biomed Sci

authors

Hsieh ST,Lin WM,Chiang HY,Huang IT,Ko MH,Chang YC,Chen WP

doi

10.1007/BF02253428

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-01-01 00:00:00

pages

264-268

issue

5

eissn

1021-7770

issn

1423-0127

pii

JBS04264

journal_volume

4

pub_type

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