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HISTOCHEMISTRY OF MYELIN. XIII DIGESTION OF BASIC PROTEIN OUTSIDE ACUTE PLAQUES OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Author(s) -
Adams C. W. M.,
Hallpike J. F.,
Bayliss O. B.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1971.tb00010.x
Subject(s) - lesion , staining , pathology , myelin , multiple sclerosis , myelin basic protein , immunohistochemistry , biology , medicine , central nervous system , immunology , endocrinology
— Plaques of multiple sclerosis from a patient with a short clinical history were investigated by qualitative and quantitative histochemical methods. One of three plaques examined showed perivenous lymphocytic infiltration; this plaque was regarded as a particularly early acute lesion. In this plaque a relatively wide zone of diminished staining for basic protein extended outwards around the edge of the lesion. A narrower and irregular zone of diminished cerebroside staining was also seen around the plaque. Staining for phosphoglycerides and cholesterol was relatively normal up to the edge of the lesion; no zone of reduced staining for these lipids was seen outside the plaque. Proteolytic activity was increased throughout the lesion (pH 3.5 > 7.4). The two less acute plaques showed no obvious loss of basic protein and cerebroside outside the plaque. Addendum: Two further acute plaques of multiple sclerosis obtained recently, showed a similar loss of basic protein outside of lesion.