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ArticleArchives of dermatological research2025

Immunohistochemical investigation of transient receptor potential melastatin-2 and spexin immunoreactivity in atopic dermatitis and mycosis fungoides.

Candan Celik, Betul Demir, Demet Cicek, Tuncay Kuloglu, Gokhan Artas, Serhat Hancer, Yunus Gural, Mehmet Semih Celik

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Candan CelikDepartment of Dermatology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, TR23119, Turkey. drcandancelik0123@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-6759-388X
Betul DemirDepartment of Dermatology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, TR23119, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-5124
Demet CicekDepartment of Dermatology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, TR23119, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-7730
Tuncay KulogluDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9874-3838
Gokhan ArtasDepartment of Pathology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-4155
Serhat HancerDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3237-3672
Yunus GuralFaculty of Science Department of Statistics, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-453X
Mehmet Semih CelikDepartment of Dermatology, Firat University Hospital, Elazig, TR23119, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3378-0619

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backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic, and inflammatory dermatosis seen in individuals with an atopic predisposition. This study aimed to examine the immunoreactivity of spexin and TRPM2 in skin samples from patients with AD and MF lesions using immunohistochemical methods. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study utilized a total of 60 skin samples, comprising 20 from AD patients, 20 from MF patients, and 20 from control subjects. Skin samples from patients diagnosed with other dermatological diseases, malignancies, and diabetes mellitus were excluded from the study. During staining, the prevalence (0.1: <25%, 0.4: 26-50%, 0.6: 51-75%, 0.9: 76-100%) and intensity (0: none, + 0.5: very low, + 1: low, + 2: moderate, + 3: intense) of immunoreactivity were used as criteria to establish a histo-score. Calculations employed the formula histo-score = prevalence x intensity.

resultsStatistically significant higher spexin histoscores were observed in both the AD and MF patient groups compared to the control group (1.30 ± 0.46, 1.04 ± 0.29, and 0.20 ± 0.07, respectively; p = 0.000). Similarly, TRPM2 histoscores were significantly higher in the AD and MF patient groups compared to the control group (1.12 ± 0.28, 1.02 ± 0.30, and 0.20 ± 0.07, respectively; p = 0.000).

conclusionIt is hypothesized that the increase in the neuropeptide spexin in both AD and MF is triggered by inflammation and contributes to itching mechanisms via galanin receptors. TRPM2, an ion channel, is speculated to be a marker of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in chronic inflammatory dermatoses like AD, but it may not serve as a potential biomarker for distinguishing chronic inflammatory dermatoses from MF.

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Dermatitis, AtopicImmunohistochemistryMycosis FungoidesSkinTRPM Cation ChannelsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptide HormonesSkin NeoplasmsYoung AdultPeptide HormonesSPX protein, humanTRPM2 protein, humanTRPM Cation ChannelsAtopic dermatitisMelastatin-2Mycosis fungoidesSpexin

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