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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2023

Direct Immunofluorescence of IgG on Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue by Heat-Induced Antigen Retrieval as a Sensitive Method for the Diagnosis of Pemphigus.

Wenzhe Zhao, Haiqin Zhu, Xiaoqing Zhao, Xinyi Wu, Fei Sun, Meng Pan, Shengru Zhou

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Wenzhe ZhaoDepartment of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4745-5611
Haiqin ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4505-9420
Xiaoqing ZhaoDepartment of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
Xinyi WuDepartment of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
Fei SunDepartment of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
Meng Pan *Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
Shengru Zhou *Department of Dermatology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University, Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital), Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6761-1584
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSoochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) on frozen sections (DIF-F) plays a key role in the identification and differential diagnosis of bullous dermatoses, which are a group of critical autoimmune diseases that include pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid (BP), and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA). However, this technique requires specialized laboratory equipment conditions, sample acquisition and sample preservation. In this study, the application value of DIF on paraffin-embedded tissue sections (DIF-P) detecting IgG using heat-induced antigen retrieval (HIAR) in the diagnosis of bullous dermatosis was explored. Patients and Methods: Samples from 12 patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV), 10 patients with pemphigus foliaceus (PF), 17 patients with BP, and 4 patients with EBA were retrospectively studied for DIF-P IgG detection. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPE) was used, and the antigen retrieval method used in the experiment was HIAR. All patients were diagnosed with the autoimmune bullous disease (AIBD) based on clinical presentation, histopathology, DIF-F, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Intercellular staining for IgG in the epidermis was successful in paraffin-embedded tissue sections in 11 of 12 PV samples and in all 10 PF samples. IgG at the basement membrane zone (BMZ) was not detected by immunofluorescent staining in 17 BP samples and 4 EBA samples. Conclusion: The detection of IgG by DIF-P using HIAR can be used for the diagnosis of pemphigus as an alternative method to DIF-F.

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bullous dermatosesdirect immunofluorescenceheat-induced antigen retrievalIgGparaffin-embedded sectionpemphigus

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