The dramatic improvement in the passtained specimens and the reduced but persisting abnormalities in the samples examined by electron microscopy, allied with her ability to thrive on an. Microvilli are covered in plasma membrane, which encloses cytoplasm and microfilaments. Abstractmicrovillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to defective apical surface of the enterocytes presenting with protracted diarrhea from birth. Without adequate water and nutrients, children with this condition can become dehydrated, suffer from malnutrition, and fail to grow and develop. In the liver cases reported here, there is total disorganisation of canalicular microvilli, thus these cases are not microvillus inclusion disease. Microvillous inclusion disease mvid or microvillous atrophy is a congenital. Enteropathies of infancy diagnostic histopathology.
Indeed, myo5b knockout mice showed all the typical features observed in patients with early onset mvid, the most common form of this disease accounting for 80% of the cases4. Oct 06, 2017 microvillus inclusion disease also referred to as congenital microvillus atrophy is, with tuft enteropathy, the best known disease of the intestinal epithelium causing intractable diarrhea of infancy, and a leading cause of secretory diarrhea in the first weeks of life. Mvid is associated with intestinal villous atrophy, microvillus inclusions in the apical cytoplasm, and. Microvillus inclusion disease genetic and rare diseases. Pathology, and surgery, university of north carolina at chapel hill north carolina state.
The value of polyclonal carcinoembryonic antigen immunostaining in the diagnosis of microvillous inclusion disease. Microvillus inclusion disease, also known as davidsons disease, congenital microvillus atrophy and, less specifically, microvillus atrophy note. Change the terminology to one that makes sense, stop making diagnostic algorithms as if we were dealing with a. It was first reported under the designation familial enteropathy.
Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare autosomal recessive. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid, omim 251850 is a congenital intestinal malabsorption disorder that represents with intractable secretory diarrhea within few days early onset or weeks late onset of life, leading to total parenteral nutritiondependency throughout life cutz et al. The role of enterocyte defects in the pathogenesis of. Light microscopic diagnosis of microvillus inclusion. Villin immunohistochemistry is a reliable method for diagnos. Microvillous inclusion disease mvid, also known as congenital microvillus atrophy, was first described by davidson et al. The diagnosis of microvillus inclusion disease was established by documentation of microvillus inclusions in duodenal epithelial cells. Abnormalities in villin gene expression and canalicular. Petras, in pediatric gastrointestinal and liver disease fourth edition, 2011. Mim 251850 is a congenital disorder of enterocytes that is responsible for severe diarrhea of neonatal onset. Jun 26, 2006 microvillous inclusion disease mvid or microvillous atrophy mva is a congenital and constitutive disorder of intestinal epithelial cells 16. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid, a rare severe congenital enteropathy characterized by intracytoplasmic microvillous inclusions and variable brush border atrophy on intestinal epithelial cells histology, is associated with defective synthesis or abnormal function of the motor protein myosin vb encoded by the myo5b gene. Treatment of microvillous inclusion disease by intestinal transplantation.
Standard histology reveals a variable degree of villous atrophy without marked crypt hyperplasia, in addition to. Microvillus inclusion disease prevents the absorption of nutrients from food during digestion, resulting in malnutrition and. The function of myosin vb in the intestine is conserved between fish and humans. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid, a familial enteropathy that presents with severe refractory diarrhea, was. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrates shortening or absence of apical microvilli, pathognomonic microvillus inclusions in mature enterocytes and subapical accumulation of periodic acidschiffpositive granules or vesicles confirming diagnosis. The zebrafish goosepimplesmyosin vb mutant exhibits.
Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare congenital disorder that manifests early in infancy as intractable watery diarrhea. Microvillous inclusion disease microvillous atrophy. Jan 25, 20 microvillus inclusion disease mvid, a rare severe congenital enteropathy characterized by intracytoplasmic microvillous inclusions and variable brush border atrophy on intestinal epithelial cells histology, is associated with defective synthesis or abnormal function of the motor protein myosin vb encoded by the myo5b gene. We have examined the association of mutations in myo5b and disruption of microvillar assembly and polarity in enterocytes. If there is no cure yet, is microvillus inclusion disease chronic. Also called congenital or familial microvillous atrophy. Standard histology reveals a variable degree of villous atrophy. Congenital microvillus inclusion disease in the differential. Loss of syntaxin 3 causes variant microvillus inclusion. Microvillus inclusion disease variant in an infant with intractable. University of groningen microvillus inclusion disease. Rarely, the diarrhea starts around age 3 or 4 months. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is usually normal, however, standard intestinal histology shows a variable degree of villous atrophy. Microvillus inclusion disease is an intestinal disorder characterized by severe, watery diarrhea and an inability of the intestines to absorb nutrients.
Erlandson, in modern surgical pathology second edition, 2009. Stable myo5b knockdown myo5bkd in caco2bbe cells elicited loss. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is an autosomal recessive syndrome affecting the intestinal epithelium 1,2. The microvillus inclusion disease was described for the first time in 1978 by david andersen et al. It usually starts soon after birth and is one of a group of disorders termed congenital diarrheas. An inducible mouse model for microvillus inclusion disease reveals a role for myosin vb in apical and basolateral trafficking kerstin schneebergera, georg f. Medical intelligence from the new england journal of medicine microvillus inclusion disease. Microvillus inclusion disease and tufting enteropathy.
Sections were cut at 5 micron, mounted on to glass slides, and dried overnight at 37 degrees c. Jejunal biopsyspecimensandnecropsy samples from patients without microvillus inclusion disease servedascontrols. Microvillus inclusion disease mid is a rare neonatal enteropathy that is typically diagnosed using electron microscopy to show characteristic inclusions in conjunction with light microscopy and. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid, a familial enteropathy. Most patients with mvid have mutations in myosin vb that cause defects in recycling of apical vesicles. Kravtsov d, mashukova a, forteza r, rodriguez mm, ameen na salas pj. Research article human mutation lossoffunction of myo5b is the main cause of microvillus inclusion disease. Microvillous inclusion disease as a cause of severe. A pas stain reveals diffuse staining towards the apex of the enterocyte cytoplasm and no welldefined brush. Myo5b mutations cause microvillus inclusion disease and disrupt epithelial cell polarity. Mvid can be diagnosed based on loss of microvilli, microvillus inclusions, and accumulation of subapical vesicles. Microvillous inclusion disease diagnosed by gastric biopsy. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to defective apical surface of the enterocytes presenting with protracted diarrhea from birth. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a disorder of intestinal epithelial differentiation characterized by lifethreatening intractable diarrhea.
Microvillus inclusion disease, a severe malabsorption syndrome, begins at birth with intense watery diarrhea. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is an autosomal recessive disorder that presents in the neonatal period with severe secretory diarrhea and has no specific treatment and a. So far myo5b deficiency has not been reported in patients with such a cholestasis phenotype in the absence of intestinal disease. A group of infants with a familial enteropathy characterized by protracted diarrhea from birth and villus hypoplastic. Omim 251850 is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to defective apical surface of the enterocytes presenting with protracted secretory diarrhea, dehydration and metabolic acidosis from birth that requires parenteral nutrition pn. Microvilli as markers of disordered apicalamembrane trafficking. Nowadays its prevalence is estimated in inclusion disease mvid, also known as congenital microvillus atrophy, was first described by davidson et al. What is the life expectancy of someone with microvillus. The intestinal biopsy is a cornerstone in the investigation of many of these patients, and the role of the pathologist can be pivotal in establishing the diagnosis. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a severe form of congenital diarrhea that arises from inactivating mutations in the gene encoding myosin vb myo5b. A group of infants with a familial enteropathy characterized by protrac. Due to this unfortunate fact, parents and caregivers have. Microvillus inclusion disease surgical pathology criteria.
Microvillous inclusion disease is a rare autosomal recessive condition. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is an autosomal recessive disorder that presents in the neonatal period with severe secretory diarrhea and has no specific treatment and a high mortality 2. Lossoffunction of myo5b is the main cause of microvillus. Mid has also been diagnosed using cd10 immunoreactivity that shows. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid was first described as a familial enteropathy presenting with protracted diarrhea from birth, failure to thrive and hypoplastic villus atrophy 1.
Oct 05, 2011 microvillus inclusion disease is an intestinal disorder characterized by severe, watery diarrhea and an inability of the intestines to absorb nutrients. Andreas janecke and colleagues identify mutations in myo5b, encoding the type vb myosin motor protein, in individuals with microvillus inclusion disease. Although myo5b gene is expressed in all epithelial tissues, it is. Microvillus inclusion disease is an inherited intesti nal brush border. Here you can see if microvillus inclusion disease has a cure or not yet. Affected children present with total and definitive intestinal failure, are dependent on parenteral nutrition pn, 1 and are candidates for intestinal transplantation itx. Comparisons to other chronic diarrhea patients and to nondiarrhea patients. Microvillus inclusion disease presentation microvillus inclusion disease is a severe enteropathy with watery diarrhea often beginning on the first day of address correspondence and reprint requests to dr. Two weekold male presenting with secretory diarrhoea which began a few days after birth.
Microvillus inclusion disease, also known as congenital microvillus atrophy, was first described by davidson et al. Microvillus inclusion disease also referred to as congenital microvillus atrophy is, with tuft enteropathy, the best known disease of the intestinal epithelium causing intractable diarrhea of infancy, and a leading cause of secretory diarrhea in the first weeks of life. Investigation before multivisceral transplantation included biopsies of the rectum, stomach, duodenum, and liver. The diagnosis of this condition is based on typical light and electron microscopic em changes seen on small intestinal biopsies. Sections were cut at 5 micron, mounted on to glass slides, and dried overnight at 37 degrees.
Pdf microvillous inclusion disease mvid is one of the congenital diarrheal disorders cdd caused by genetic defects in enterocyte differentiation. The goosepimples mutant is a good animal model for microvillus inclusion disease in humans. Loss of syntaxin 3 causes variant microvillus inclusion disease. Microvillus inclusion disease is a condition characterized by chronic, watery, lifethreatening diarrhea typically beginning in the first hours to days of life. Enteropathies of infancy pierre russo abstract enteropathies of infancy constitute a heterogeneous group of disorders which are dif. Myo5b deficient mice showed no overt defects during embryonic development, having normal size and weight. Since then, mvid has been recognized as a severe congenital enteropathy with intractable watery diarrhea starting soon after birth classical form or early onset disease or at a few weeks of life variant form or. Myo5b mutations cause cholestasis with normal serum gamma. Mvid, being an ultrarare disease, doesnt get the exposure of the diseases well known and spread. Towards understanding microvillus inclusion disease molecular.
Microvillus inclusion disease nord national organization. However, it is not always easy to make a histopathological diagnosis of mvid due to. Microvillous inclusion disease mid is a rare but lethal congenital disorder characterized by intractable watery diarrhea beginning from birth to early infancy. Myo5b mutations cause microvillus inclusion disease and. Disorder of intestinal brush border that causes intractable watery diarrhea with. It was first described in 1978 and it is characterized by the onset of abundant. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid educational video. Myosin 5b loss of function leads to defects in polarized signaling. A technique using alkaline phosphatase histochemistry on routine sections of four jejunal biopsy specimens and one necropsy sample was applied to show that alkaline phosphatase activity, normally present in the brush border, occurs in the enterocytes of patients with microvillus inclusion disease. An inducible mouse model for microvillus inclusion disease. Dmitry kravtsov, vp of research and development at vanessa research gives a presentation about microvillus inclusion disease and what.
Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare genetic disease of the intestine that causes severe diarrhea and an inability to absorb nutrients. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. Myo5b and bile salt export pump contribute to cholestatic. An inherited defect of brushborder assembly and differentiation. Identification of ion transport defects in microvillus inclusion disease. Life expectancy of people with microvillus inclusion disease and recent progresses and researches in microvillus inclusion disease. Ebner,5 silvia lechner,6,7 kristian pfaller,5 cornelia e. In intestinal microvillus inclusion disease, microvilli are well formed and focal areas of the brush border are inverted into the cell.
A trial of somatostatin therapy was ineffective in controlling the diarrhea. The role of enterocyte defects in the pathogenesis of congenital diarrheal disorders arend w. Myo5b knockout mice as a model of microvillus inclusion. Microvillus inclusion disease, also known as davidsons disease, congenital microvillus atrophy and, less specifically, microvillus atrophy is a rare genetic. Navajo microvillous inclusion disease is due to a mutation. Microvillus inclusion disease mvid is characterised by onset of intractable lifethreatening watery diarrhoea during infancy. Mvid manifests either in the first days of life earlyonset form or in the first two months lateonset form of life. Microvillus inclusion disease rare disease day 2018. Mvid is caused by mutations in the myo5b gene, coding for the myosin vb motor protein. Villin immunohistochemistry is a reliable method for diagnosing microvillus inclusion disease. Microvillus inclusion disease genetics home reference nih. Jci myosin vb uncoupling from rab8a and rab11a elicits. Symptoms typically develop in the first days earlyonset or first months lateonset of life. Online mendelian inheritance in man 251850, previously known as familial protracted enteropathy davidsons disease or congenital microvillus atrophy, is a rare but lifethreatening autosomal recessive enteropathy davidson.
Autophagocytosis of the apical membrane in microvillus inclusion disease. Intestinal failure and transplantation in microvillous inclusion disease. Intestinal failure and transplantation in microvillous. Microvillus inclusion disease mid is a rare neonatal enteropathy that is typically diagnosed using electron microscopy to show characteristic inclusions in conjunction with light microscopy and periodic acidschiff staining to show lack of the normal brush border on biopsies obtained endoscopically from the small bowel. Severe villous abnormality with crypt hypoplasia, resembling celiac sprue but without lymphocytosis increased enterocyte apoptosis and proliferation, bubbly vacuolated apical cytoplasm with extensive or patchy absence of brush border, absence of inflammation ultrastruct pathol 2010. Microvillus inclusion disease, which also includes patients classified as microvillus dystrophy, is an inherited autosomal recessive condition causing intractable diarrhea with steatorrhea in infants. Abstract microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a rare congenital disorder that manifests early in infancy as intractable watery diarrhea. Microvillous inclusion disease mvid, also known as microvillous atrophy, is a rare autosomalrecessive enteropathy due to mutation in myo5b,1 encoding a. Jun 26, 2006 microvillous inclusion disease mvid or microvillous atrophy is a congenital disorder of the intestinal epithelial cells that presents with persistent lifethreatening watery diarrhea and is characterized by morphological enterocyte abnormalities. Sherman, gastroenterology and nutrition, room 8409, hospital for sick children, 555 university avenue, toronto, ontario, m5g 1x8. An introduction to microvillus inclusion disease microvillus inclusion disease mvid. Extraintestinal manifestations in an infant with microvillus. Oct 18, 20 microvillus inclusion disease mvid is a congenital enteropathy characterized by loss of apical microvilli and formation of cytoplasmic inclusions lined by microvilli in enterocytes.
Microvillus inclusion disease boston childrens hospital. The aim of the study is to describe the pattern of mvid in pediatric population of king abdulaziz university hospital kauh, jeddah, saudi arabia. Villin immunohistochemistry is a reliable method for. Change the terminology to one that makes sense, stop making diagnostic algorithms as if we were dealing with a single entity, and go back to the drawing board. It is characterized by the neonatal onset of abundant watery diarrhea persisting despite total bowel rest. Towards understanding microvillus inclusion disease. Though these are cellular extensions, there are little or no cellular organelles present in the microvilli each microvillus has a dense bundle of crosslinked actin filaments, which serves as its structural core. Microvillus inclusion disease surgical pathology criteria stanford. Microvillous inclusion disease an overview sciencedirect. Gastrointestinal microvillus inclusion disease american. Microvillous inclusion disease mvid or microvillous atrophy is a congenital disorder of the intestinal epithelial cells that presents with persistent lifethreatening watery diarrhea and is characterized by morphological enterocyte abnormalities.
The entity is characterized morphologically by a deficient brush border and apical cytoplasmic inclusions within absorptive cells enterocytes due to misplaced assembly of brush border proteins. Some patients with microvillus inclusion disease due to myosin 5b myo5b mutations may develop cholestasis characterized by a progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Microvillus inclusion disease prevents the absorption of nutrients from food. Duodenal biopsy characterized by villous atrophy, normal crypts and little inflammation. Most patients with mvid have mutations in myosin vb that cause defects in. Till date, only a handful of cases with mvid have been. Pas and cd10 were performed if not available along with electron microscopic examination of the cases. Microvillous inclusion disease microvillous atrophy ncbi. Implication for microvillus inclusion disease pathogenesis and treatment.
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