Immunohistologic analysis of zygapophyseal joints in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
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Immunohistologic analysis of zygapophyseal joints in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. / Appel, Heiner; Kuhne, Maren; Spiekermann, Simone; Ebhardt, Harald; Grozdanovic, Zarko; Köhler, Dorothee; Dreimann, Marc; Hempfing, Axel; Rudwaleit, Martin; Stein, Harald; Metz-Stavenhagen, Peter; Sieper, Joachim; Loddenkemper, Christoph.
in: ARTHRITIS RHEUM-US, Jahrgang 54, Nr. 9, 01.09.2006, S. 2845-51.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Immunohistologic analysis of zygapophyseal joints in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
AU - Appel, Heiner
AU - Kuhne, Maren
AU - Spiekermann, Simone
AU - Ebhardt, Harald
AU - Grozdanovic, Zarko
AU - Köhler, Dorothee
AU - Dreimann, Marc
AU - Hempfing, Axel
AU - Rudwaleit, Martin
AU - Stein, Harald
AU - Metz-Stavenhagen, Peter
AU - Sieper, Joachim
AU - Loddenkemper, Christoph
PY - 2006/9/1
Y1 - 2006/9/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Zygapophyseal joints of the spine are often affected in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this study, we undertook a systematic immunohistologic evaluation of the immunopathology of the zygapophyseal joints in patients with advanced AS.METHODS: We obtained zygapophyseal joints from 16 AS patients undergoing polysegmental correction of kyphosis and from 10 non-AS controls (at autopsy). Immunohistologic analysis of the bone marrow was performed by analyzing the number of infiltrating T cells (CD3, CD4, CD8), B cells (CD20), osteoclasts (CD68), bone marrow macrophages (CD68), and microvessel density (CD34) per high-power field.RESULTS: Zygapophyseal joints from 6 of 16 AS patients, but from none of the controls, exhibited 2 or more CD3+ T cell aggregates, signifying persistent inflammation. Interstitial CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were significantly more frequent in AS patients compared with non-AS controls (P = 0.002 and P = 0.049, respectively). While there was no clear difference between the number of CD20+ B cells in AS patients overall compared with controls, there was a significant difference when persistently inflamed joints from patients with AS were compared with joints without active inflammation from patients with AS or joints from controls (both P = 0.03). Microvessel density in bone marrow from AS patients with active inflammation was significantly higher than that in bone marrow from controls.CONCLUSION: This immunohistologic study of bone marrow from zygapophyseal joints demonstrates persistent inflammation in the spine of patients with AS, including those with longstanding disease. The findings of increased numbers of T cells and B cells and neoangiogenesis suggest that these features play a role in the pathogenesis of AS.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Zygapophyseal joints of the spine are often affected in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this study, we undertook a systematic immunohistologic evaluation of the immunopathology of the zygapophyseal joints in patients with advanced AS.METHODS: We obtained zygapophyseal joints from 16 AS patients undergoing polysegmental correction of kyphosis and from 10 non-AS controls (at autopsy). Immunohistologic analysis of the bone marrow was performed by analyzing the number of infiltrating T cells (CD3, CD4, CD8), B cells (CD20), osteoclasts (CD68), bone marrow macrophages (CD68), and microvessel density (CD34) per high-power field.RESULTS: Zygapophyseal joints from 6 of 16 AS patients, but from none of the controls, exhibited 2 or more CD3+ T cell aggregates, signifying persistent inflammation. Interstitial CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were significantly more frequent in AS patients compared with non-AS controls (P = 0.002 and P = 0.049, respectively). While there was no clear difference between the number of CD20+ B cells in AS patients overall compared with controls, there was a significant difference when persistently inflamed joints from patients with AS were compared with joints without active inflammation from patients with AS or joints from controls (both P = 0.03). Microvessel density in bone marrow from AS patients with active inflammation was significantly higher than that in bone marrow from controls.CONCLUSION: This immunohistologic study of bone marrow from zygapophyseal joints demonstrates persistent inflammation in the spine of patients with AS, including those with longstanding disease. The findings of increased numbers of T cells and B cells and neoangiogenesis suggest that these features play a role in the pathogenesis of AS.
KW - Antigens, CD
KW - Antigens, CD3
KW - Arthrography
KW - Autopsy
KW - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
KW - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Reference Values
KW - Spondylitis, Ankylosing
KW - T-Lymphocytes
KW - Zygapophyseal Joint
U2 - 10.1002/art.22060
DO - 10.1002/art.22060
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 16947385
VL - 54
SP - 2845
EP - 2851
JO - ARTHRITIS RHEUMATOL
JF - ARTHRITIS RHEUMATOL
SN - 2326-5191
IS - 9
ER -