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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2013

The pathologic characteristics of pingueculae on autofluorescence images.

Tae Hyung Kim, Yeoun Sook Chun, Jae Chan Kim

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Tae Hyung KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Yeoun Sook Chun
Jae Chan Kim
Chung-Ang University Hospital · KR

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Abstract

purposeTo analyze the autofluorescence (AF) properties of pinguecula using cobalt-blue and yellow filters and to investigate the nature and pathogenesis of pingueculae using histochemical and immunohistochemical staining.

methodsFifty pingueculae in 40 patients were included in this study. AF of the pingueculae was observed and analyzed using a cobalt-blue filter with an additional yellow filter on a slit-lamp. Hematoxylin-eosin and immunohistochemical stainings were performed on surgical specimens of pingueculae that were prepared from each patient. Immunohistochemical staining included Congo red, Oil Red O, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), Masson's trichrome, transglutaminase-2 (TG-2), mesenchymal stem cell markers CD29 (β-1-integrin), and CD34.

resultsAF images revealed hyper-AF in the pinguecula area. The AF lesions of pingueculae showed superficial punctuate erosions and avascular lesions. Deposition of eosinophilic and amorphous materials in the subepithelial layer of the pinguecula were observed on hematoxylin-eosin staining. Historeactivities to Congo red, PAS, Oil Red O, alcian blue, and Masson's trichrome were not detected, but immunoreactivities to CD29, CD34, and TG-2 were detected in the pingueculae with AF. However, CD29, CD34, and TG-2 were not detected in the pingueculae without AF.

conclusionsThe AF of pingueculae may be related to CD29, CD34, and TG-2. We suggest that pingueculae with AF have a different pathogenesis compared to pingueculae without AF.

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HematoxylinAgedColoring AgentsFemaleFluorescenceFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMiddle AgedPingueculaRetrospective StudiesColoring AgentsHematoxylinOptical imagingPingueculaTransglutaminase 2

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PMCPMC3849304
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