摘要目的研究中枢神经脱髓鞘性疾病的病理组织学及免疫反应。方法多发性硬化(MS)2例,视神经脊髓炎(DD)、急性播散性脑炎(ADE)及急性出血性白质脑病(AHLE)各1例进行脑及脊髓病理组织学观察,以抗IgG、IgA、IgM、G3补体、CD20、CD45RO抗体组化染色。结果各种脱髓鞘性疾病脑部以白质脱鞘为主,脊髓则灰白质同时受累,坏死常见。小血管周围有不同程度炎细胞浸润。组化染色见较多T细胞浸润,IgG、IgA、IgM、C3补体多见于细胞内,主要是巨噬细胞,亦见于星形细胞、浆细胞,在AHLE坏变血管壁、血管周围间隙、软膜及室管膜沉积较多。结论MS与DD病变性质相同而部位有异,AHLE突出表现为小血管壁坏死、灶性出血,ADE介于二者之间。脱髓鞘性疾病与免疫反应密切相关,各型间免疫反应类型与程度有所不同。星形胶质细胞在脱髓鞘性疾病免疫应答中可能发挥了重要作用。
中图号R741R392
A Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Studies in Demyelinating Diseases
Chen YilinWang LuningPu ChuanqiangZhu KeDing huaye(Department of Neurology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853)
Objective To investigate the histopathology and immunohisto-chemistry in demyelinating diseases of central nervous system.Methods The brains and spinal cords for 5 cases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2, Devic disease (DD) in 1, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADE) in 1 and acute haemorrhagic leacoencephalilis (AHLE) in 1 were studied with routine pathologic and immunohistochemical proceduresResults The lessions were involved mainly at white matter in the brains, but in spinal cords the gray substance had joined white matter with necrosis in all of the cases. The small vascular were damaged. The inflammatory cells were found in the perivastcular space with mainly T lymphocytes infiltration. The most of IgG, IgA, IgM and C3 were intracellular, located in macrophages, astrocytes and plasma cells while infiltrating the vascular walls pia mater and ependyma with necrosis . Conclusion The involved areas varied with MS and DD, but some necrosis of small vascular and focal hemorrhage were characteristic in AHLE. The pathologic changes in ADE were between MS and AHLE. It was suggested that demylinating diseases were related with immunologic process, but the degree of response varied with different types of demyelinating diseases. Astrocyles might relate to immulogic process in demylinating diseases.
Key wordsdemylinating disease; histopathological; immunohistochemical
通常所说的脱髓鞘性疾病一般系指正常髓鞘的脱髓鞘病变而言。在中枢神经,基本可分为二大类:急性播散性静脉周围性脑脊髓炎(acute disseminated perivenous encephalomyelitis, ADPE)及多发性硬化(multiple sclerosis, MS)。前者又分为经典型,即急性播散性脑脊髓炎(acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, ADE)和超急性型,又称急性出血性白质脑病(acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis, AHLE)。而MS有5个病理亚型,即经典型、急性型、弥漫型脑硬化、同心轴性硬化和视神经脊髓炎,后者又称德维克病(Devic disease, DD)[1],临床以经典型(下称MS)和DD多见。虽然国外对脱髓鞘性疾病病理及免疫组化研究已相当深入,但不同亚型间比较观察较少见,国内尚无类似报道,故本研究选择我院5例脱髓鞘性疾病尸检病例,其中MS2例,DD、AHLE各1例及ADE 1例(已报道)[2],就其病理组织学和免疫组化进行比较研究,为进一步阐明其病理机制提供参考。
1材料和方法
1.1研究材料5例脱髓鞘性疾病之脑、脊髓均取自我院常规尸检材料。阴性对照2例,年龄分别为43岁和27岁,其尸检脑正常。免疫组化阳性对照材料为慢性肾炎活检肾组织以及手术切除的淋巴瘤组织。
1.2方法
1.2.1普通病理观察:标本经福尔马林固定,常规石蜡包埋。切片厚6 μm,HE、固蓝、普鲁蓝及黑色素染色,光镜下观察。
1.2.2免疫组化染色:选择病变典型之蜡块及所有对照材料行免疫组化染色。切片厚4 μm,采用LSAB法,以单克隆抗体CD20、CD45RO显示B、T淋巴细胞,同时行单克隆IgG、IgM、IgA及多克隆C3染色。所用抗体来自DAKO公司和ZYMED公司。实验中设有免去第一抗体的阴性对照。为便于结果判定,以同一蜡块的HE片与组化染色片对照观察。
1.3结果判定观察CD20、CD45RO阳性细胞时,各例均观察20~30个高倍(×400)视野,于每一视野中清点阳性细胞数及所占该处全部淋巴细胞的百分比,取均值;例1、2因有新、老不同病灶,按照Esiri的划分标准[3],将新、老病灶分别统计。IgG、IgA、IgM、C3若存在于细胞内时,以类似上法统计;位于细胞外及血管周围沉积部分,则通过观察20~30个视野(×100)后,计算出所波及的血管占该处全部血管数之百分比。结果表示以0为“-”,<5%为“+”、5%~<15%为“++”,15%~<35%为“+++”,35%以上为“++++”。
2结果
2.1病理组织学观察
例1:病变波及大脑、脑干、脊髓及第3~8对颅神经。镜下可见散在灶状坏死,脑室系统周围明显,其组织结构疏松、脱鞘。可见纤维星形细胞、胶质纤维及少量格子细胞,小血管周围少量淋巴细胞浸润。脊髓坏变以后索为著波及灰质,T4-T6脊髓近乎完全坏死,T9、T10中央管保留完好,周围结构均坏死,可见大量格子细胞(图1)。颅神经髓鞘空泡变。片状脱失。病理诊断:MS。死于肺栓塞。
图1MS脊髓中央管保留完好,周围组织坏死,可见大量格子细胞
fig 1MS, Central vessel of spinal cord was complete,
but the histiocytes around it were necrotic. There are many lipophage in the areasHE×400
例2:病灶见于视神经、大脑、脊髓。镜下左、右顶叶及颞极白质多个散在软化灶,有不同程度脱髓鞘(图2),血管周围慢性炎细胞浸润,双侧视神经及视交叉脱髓鞘,脊髓脱髓鞘及空洞形成。病理诊断:MS。死于急性出血性坏死性胰腺炎
图2MS顶叶白质脱髓鞘,神经胶质纤维增生
Fig2MS,The white matter of lobus parietalis demylinaled.
Neurogliafibrin increasedLFB×400
例3:病灶见于视神经、脊髓。光镜下大脑、脑干未见异常。颈段脊髓灰、白质结构消失,大片坏死、软化,较多格子细胞形成,胸段脊髓小灶性软化、脱髓鞘,右视神经结构不清且有较多小淋巴细胞浸润。病理诊断:DD。死于间质性肺炎、呼吸衰竭。
例4:病灶分布于大脑、桥脑、小脑,未做脊髓病检。部分灰质神经细胞肿胀,小血管周围间隙增宽,白质内多处大小不等片状坏死区,其结构消失,完全或不完全髓鞘脱失,大量格子细胞,并夹杂有星形胶质细胞,毛细血管增生充血,部分小血管壁坏死,血管周围淋巴细胞浸润并可见浆细胞及浆细胞样淋巴细胞。病理诊断:ADE。死于呼吸循环衰竭。
例5:病灶广泛分布大脑、脑干、脊髓、小脑。光镜下小血管明显充血、扩张,以小静脉为主,管壁坏死,灶性出血(图3),可融合成片状。血管旁间隙有絮状粉染之渗出物。可见中性白细胞浸润,亦可见淋巴细胞、单核细胞。部分白质脱鞘、结构疏松并可见坏死,可见早期肥胖星形细胞及格子细胞,皮质神经细胞无减少,分层结构存在。病理诊断:AHLE。死于呼吸循环衰竭。
图3AHLE小血管壁坏死,大量红细胞漏出
fig 3AHLE the small blood vessel walls were necrotic,
and a lot of erythrocyte leaked outHE×400
2.2免疫组化结果CD20、CD45RO阳性细胞胞浆棕黄、球形(图4)。由附表可见,T淋巴细胞以MS新鲜灶最多,其陈旧灶内较少,AHLE最少,B细胞较少甚至缺如。免疫球蛋白以IgG最多见和IgM最少,常和C3见于细胞内,包括巨噬细胞、星形细胞和浆细胞,偶见于神经原及突起内。可附着于血管壁、软膜、室管膜上及血管周围间隙。呈黄色絮状、索状物。以例4、例5明显。
