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ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 302, 期 7, 页码 525-529出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-010-1046-3
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Ki-67; Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Pustular psoriasis
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Ki-67 is an established marker of cell proliferation. It is highly expressed in psoriasis and correlated with the clinical severity of psoriasis. Higher number of Ki-67 positive keratinocytes has been observed in pustular psoriasis (PP) as compared with psoriasis vulgaris. As for Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), a distinct disease entity but similar in many aspects of clinicopathologic features to PP, Ki-67 immunostaining presentation has never been investigated before. This study aimed to compare Ki-67 immunostaining presentation between PP and AGEP. By immunohistochemical staining, we compared Ki-67 immunostaining presentation on skin lesions of five patients of AGEP and five age-matched patients of PP. Ki-67 positive keratinocytes were counted and mean values were determined to compare between PP and AGEP. An augmented presence of Ki-67 positive keratinocytes was found in both AGEP and PP and they distributed not only in basal cell layer but in middle or even upper part of epidermis. Statistical analysis using Mann-Whitney U test showed no difference of epidermal proliferation rate between the two groups (P = 0.222). The results showed there was no difference of Ki-67 immunostaining presentation between AGEP and PP. Besides, we found marked increase of Ki-67-positive proliferating keratinocytes in AGEP and suggested that epidermal hyperproliferation may also play an important role in the formation of AGEP. We also discussed the possible pathophysiology of AGEP, possible epidermal architecture changes in AGEP and PP, and found the similarity in pathophysiology of AGEP and PP.
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