Abstract:
:The ultrastructural appearances of corneal crystalloidal deposits are described in two patients with an IgG-kappa paraproteinemia of uncertain pathogenesis. The crystalloids in one patient were overwhelmingly intracellular and were found mainly in stromal keratocytes, but also in basal corneal epithelial cells and the limbal vascular endothelium. Four types of crystalloid or immunoprotein-containing granules were recognizable in this case: 1) fibrillary crystalloids with a curvilinear filamentous substructure; 2) angulated geometric crystalloids that often had a linear filamentous substructure and transverse or oblique periodicity; 3) cordlike crystalloids; and 4) lysosomelike granules with amorphous contents. Immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated that all of these structures labeled for kappa-light chains, and rectangular type 2 crystalloids showed approximately a twofold greater concentration of the colloidal gold probe than the type 1 fibrillary crystalloids. The evidence suggested development of the crystalloids within lysosomes, with a progression from the granules containing amorphous material, through fibrillary crystalloids, to the geometric structures. The circumferential distribution of the corneal deposits, as well as the presence of vascular endothelial crystalloids and reduplication of external laminae around limbal blood vessels, suggests that the crystalloids originated predominantly or entirely from the blood, with transport of immunoprotein across damaged limbal microvasculature. The abnormal vasculature may also have contributed to corneal edema, which in turn may have exacerbated corneal opacification. The crystalloidal deposits in the other case were exclusively extracellular; they were located beneath and between corneal basal epithelial cells, and predominantly as a mantle around individual keratocytes. The crystalloids in this case consisted overwhelmingly of thick-walled tubules about 40 nm in diameter that labeled for both kappa-light chains and gamma chains with the colloidal gold immunoprobe. In addition, lucent vesicles within keratocytes were found only in sections labeled for kappa-light chains and were positive. The factors that might contribute to the formation of corneal crystalloidal deposits in immunoproliferative disorders are discussed, and include: 1) an inherent propensity for crystallization of some immunoglobulins or kappa-light chains, perhaps because of abnormal molecular structure; and 2) local factors in the cornea that might promote deposition and crystallization of immunoprotein, such as temperature, pH, the water content, and extracellular matrix components.
journal_name
Ultrastruct Patholjournal_title
Ultrastructural pathologyauthors
Henderson DW,Stirling JW,Lipsett J,Rozenbilds MA,Roberts-Thomson PJ,Coster DJdoi
10.3109/01913129309027800subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-11-01 00:00:00pages
643-68issue
6eissn
0191-3123issn
1521-0758journal_volume
17pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::A technique for immunoelectron microscopy is described whereby tissue is embedded in large (6 x 12 mm) plastic blocks and reembedded ("popped off") directly from semithin (3-microns) sections for thin sectioning. This technique is particularly useful in locating relatively sparse cells or tissue structures. Three acry...
journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129209074550
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913128709048459
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01913120490475707
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
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doi:10.3109/01913128209018553
更新日期:1982-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2013.768745
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129209074544
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1983-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01913120050132921
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01913123.2018.1463337
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2014.960543
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2011.588819
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913128409141487
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129509014601
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129609016334
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01913123.2019.1701167
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913128609007209
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2013.810686
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913128009141389
更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01913123.2018.1484542
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129409021899
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129609023238
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2014.960544
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913128309140570
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Glycogen branching enzyme deficiency/Andersen disease can manifest with a spectrum of clinical phenotypes, making the diagnosis difficult. An 11-year-old Pakistani boy presented with a history of progressive weakness and delayed milestones. Echocardiography showed features of dilated cardiomyopathy. He was suspected t...
journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2015.1014612
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A fast method for processing biologic material for electron microscopy for precise and specific diagnosis of infectious agents is an increasing necessity. After different, reportedly fast methods were tested, a useful and quick technique was developed that provides well-preserved cellular structures, enabling the etio...
journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129209057832
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our previous histochemical and ultrastructural studies have identified, in human catecholamine neurons, abundant spherical acidophilic protein bodies (pb), which originate from regular mitochondria, retaining their double membrane. In locus coeruleus (LC) neurons, pb have somatodendritic distribution and are unequivoc...
journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913123.2012.750410
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::An unusual case of metastatic sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma is presented. Fifteen months after nephrectomy for a typical clear cell carcinoma, a 63-year-old man presented with bilateral pleural effusions, cardiomegaly, and tamponade. A pericardial biopsy showed an anaplastic spindle cell tumor that was strongly ker...
journal_title:Ultrastructural pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/01913129109016245
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00