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Hemmersbach-Miller M, Duronville J, Sethi S, Miller SE, Howell DN, Henshaw N, Alexander BD, Roberts JK. Hemorrhagic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Nephritis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Allograft Dysfunction. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:287-291. [PMID: 27545820 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Interstitial nephritis due to viruses is well-described after solid organ transplantation. Viruses implicated include cytomegalovirus; BK polyomavirus; Epstein-Barr virus; and, less commonly, adenovirus. We describe a rare case of hemorrhagic allograft nephritis due to herpes simplex virus type 1 at 10 days after living donor kidney transplantation. The patient had a favorable outcome with intravenous acyclovir and reduction of immunosuppression.
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- M Hemmersbach-Miller
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Phelan PJ, Howell DN, Smith SR, Ellis MJ. Late coexistent acute cellular and antibody-mediated rejection in non-sensitized renal transplant patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2013; 46:1031-3. [PMID: 23925501 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0525-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- P J Phelan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA,
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Wang L, Tang Y, Howell DN, Ruiz P, Spurney RF. A novel mouse model of podocyte depletion. Nephron Clin Pract 2012; 121:e10-22. [PMID: 23095233 DOI: 10.1159/000342369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2011] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIM The goal of this study was to examine the capacity for glomerular repair after a podocyte-depleting injury. METHODS We created transgenic (TG) mice expressing the yeast enzyme cytosine deaminase specifically in glomerular podocytes. In these TG animals, the prodrug 5-flucytosine (5-FC) is converted to 5-fluorouracil and promotes cell death. RESULTS Treatment with increasing dosages of 5-FC caused graded increases in proteinuria 1-2 weeks after treatment, which returned to control levels by the 10-week time point. Light microscopic examination revealed minimal pathology at the 2-week time point, but electron microscopy revealed found foot process effacement as well as focal areas of glomerular basement membrane duplication, and immunohistochemical studies detected podocyte apoptosis and a decrease in the number of Wilms' tumor protein 1 (WT1)-positive cells. By the 10-week time point, however, the number of WT1-positive cells was similar to controls and a few mice had developed focal areas of glomerulosclerosis. Consistent with the effects of 5-FC on podocyte number, expression of the podocyte mRNAs for nephrin, podocin, synaptopodin and podocalyxin were altered in a similar temporal fashion. CONCLUSION The glomerulus has a significant capacity for repair after a podocyte-depleting injury.
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- L Wang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, NC 27710, USA. spurn002 @ mc.duke.edu
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Alexander BD, Schell WA, Siston AM, Rao CY, Bower WA, Balajee SA, Howell DN, Moore ZS, Noble-Wang J, Rhyne JA, Fleischauer AT, Maillard JM, Kuehnert M, Vikraman D, Collins BH, Marroquin CE, Park BJ. Fatal Apophysomyces elegans infection transmitted by deceased donor renal allografts. Am J Transplant 2010; 10:2161-7. [PMID: 20883549 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03216.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Two patients developed renal mucormycosis following transplantation of kidneys from the same donor, a near-drowning victim in a motor vehicle crash. Genotypically, indistinguishable strains of Apophysomyces elegans were recovered from both recipients. We investigated the source of the infection including review of medical records, environmental sampling at possible locations of contamination and query for additional cases at other centers. Histopathology of the explanted kidneys revealed extensive vascular invasion by aseptate, fungal hyphae with relative sparing of the renal capsules suggesting a vascular route of contamination. Disseminated infection in the donor could not be definitively established. A. elegans was not recovered from the same lots of reagents used for organ recovery or environmental samples and no other organ transplant-related cases were identified. This investigation suggests either isolated contamination of the organs during recovery or undiagnosed disseminated donor infection following a near-drowning event. Although no changes to current organ recovery or transplant procedures are recommended, public health officials and transplant physicians should consider the possibility of mucormycosis transmitted via organs in the future, particularly for near-drowning events. Attention to aseptic technique during organ recovery and processing is re-emphasized.
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- B D Alexander
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease of lymphatic proliferation for which no adequate treatment is known. We report the first successful case of bilateral lung transplantation for the treatment of end-stage pulmonary lymphangiomatosis. A successful outcome was achieved with continued survival beyond 4 years posttransplant and stable lung function. The primary obstacles to significant gains in pulmonary function were thoracic, skeletal and abdominal lymphangiomatosis, which led to pulmonary restriction. Our report demonstrates that pulmonary lymphangiomatosis should be included among those diseases for which lung transplantation is considered potentially beneficial treatment but also emphasizes the importance of screening patients carefully for chest wall and abdominal lymphangiomas that may impede recovery.
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- CV Kinnier
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Sathy SJ, Martinu T, Youens K, Lawrence CM, Howell DN, Palmer SM, Steele MP. Symptomatic pulmonary allograft Kaposi's sarcoma in two lung transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:1951-6. [PMID: 18786235 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is associated with solid-organ transplantation, but is extremely rare after lung transplantation. In this report, we describe two unique cases of lung transplant recipients who developed KS in the lung allograft and were treated with sirolimus and liposomal doxorubicin. One patient survived 12 months after the diagnosis of KS; the other survived 3 months after diagnosis and was found to have concomitant EBV-negative, HHV-8-positive B-cell lymphoma. We demonstrate a partial response of pulmonary KS to reduced immunosuppression and the initiation of sirolimus in one patient, as well as an association between increasing HHV-8 viremia and progression of pulmonary KS. Our report highlights the importance of secondary malignancies in patients with transplant-related KS and supports the association between HHV-8 infection and EBV-negative PTLD.
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- S J Sathy
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Li B, Hartwig MG, Appel JZ, Bush EL, Balsara KR, Holzknecht ZE, Collins BH, Howell DN, Parker W, Lin SS, Davis RD. Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid induces the development of obliterative bronchiolitis in rat lung transplants. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:1614-21. [PMID: 18557728 PMCID: PMC5485647 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Long-term survival of a pulmonary allograft is currently hampered by obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), a form of chronic rejection that is unique to lung transplantation. While tracheobronchial aspiration from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has clinically been associated with OB, no experimental model exists to investigate this problem. Using a WKY-to-F344 rat orthotopic left lung transplant model, the effects of chronic aspiration on pulmonary allograft were evaluated. Recipients received cyclosporine with or without 8 weekly aspirations of gastric fluid into the allograft. Six (66.7%) of 9 allografts with aspiration demonstrated bronchioles with surrounding monocytic infiltrates, fibrosis and loss of normal lumen anatomy, consistent with the development of OB. In contrast, none of the allografts without aspiration (n = 10) demonstrated these findings (p = 0.002). Of the grafts examined grossly, 83% of the allografts with chronic aspiration but only 20% without aspiration appeared consolidated (p = 0.013). Aspiration was associated with increased levels of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta in BAL and of IL-1 alpha, IL-4 and GM-CSF in serum. This study provides experimental evidence linking chronic aspiration to the development of OB and suggests that strategies aimed at preventing aspiration-related injuries might improve outcomes in clinical lung transplantation.
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- B. Li
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Corresponding author: R. Duane Davis,
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Li B, Hartwig MG, Appel JZ, Bush EL, Balsara KR, Holzknecht ZE, Collins BH, Howell DN, Parker W, Lin SS, Davis RD. Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid induces the development of obliterative bronchiolitis in rat lung transplants. Am J Transplant 2008. [PMID: 18557728 DOI: 10.111/j.1600-6143.2008.02298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Long-term survival of a pulmonary allograft is currently hampered by obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), a form of chronic rejection that is unique to lung transplantation. While tracheobronchial aspiration from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has clinically been associated with OB, no experimental model exists to investigate this problem. Using a WKY-to-F344 rat orthotopic left lung transplant model, the effects of chronic aspiration on pulmonary allograft were evaluated. Recipients received cyclosporine with or without 8 weekly aspirations of gastric fluid into the allograft. Six (66.7%) of 9 allografts with aspiration demonstrated bronchioles with surrounding monocytic infiltrates, fibrosis and loss of normal lumen anatomy, consistent with the development of OB. In contrast, none of the allografts without aspiration (n = 10) demonstrated these findings (p = 0.002). Of the grafts examined grossly, 83% of the allografts with chronic aspiration but only 20% without aspiration appeared consolidated (p = 0.013). Aspiration was associated with increased levels of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta in BAL and of IL-1 alpha, IL-4 and GM-CSF in serum. This study provides experimental evidence linking chronic aspiration to the development of OB and suggests that strategies aimed at preventing aspiration-related injuries might improve outcomes in clinical lung transplantation.
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- B Li
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Light chain deposition disease (LCDD) of the kidney is characterized by deposition of monoclonal light chains predominantly in glomeruli and in tubular basement membranes. The disease is frequently associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder, and the majority of cases are caused by deposition of kappa light chains. Although the occurrence of de novo multiple myeloma after renal transplantation is uncommon, there are several reports of LCDD involving renal allografts, either de novo or in patients with a diagnosis of LCDD prior to transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, all previously described cases in allografts have been in patients with kappa chain deposition. The relative importance of intrinsic properties of the kidney in predisposing to either kappa or lambda light chain deposition is not known. We present a case of LCDD caused by deposition of lambda light chains in a patient who received a cadaveric renal transplant.
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- N D Tanenbaum
- Division of Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27717, USA.
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- J W Turner
- Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Emovon OE, King JAC, Smith SR, Op't Holt C, McDonald F, Howell DN, Browne BJ. Clinical significance of eosinophils in suspicious or borderline renal allograft biopsies. Clin Nephrol 2003; 59:367-72. [PMID: 12779099 DOI: 10.5414/cnp59367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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AIMS Renal allograft biopsies play a critical role in renal transplantation. Acute rejection characterized by tubulitis and intimitis is of primary concern. There is an association between eosinophilic infiltrates and irreversible acute rejection; however, the significance of eosinophils in biopsies that fall short of the diagnostic threshold for acute rejection has not been well studied. This report describes clinical course, treatment and long-term outcome of 5 transplant recipients with biopsy histology that showed borderline changes associated with eosinophilic infiltrates. METHODS Clinical records were selected for review on the basis of biopsy histology satisfying the following criteria: presence of interstitial infiltrates with eosinophils, absence of definitive criteria for acute rejection and absence of findings suggestive of infection or cyclosporine toxicity. RESULTS All identified biopsies occurred within the first month of transplantation, and histology showed varying degrees of patchy mononuclear cell infiltrates composed of lymphocytes, with eosinophilic infiltrates, but no evidence of acute rejection based on Banff criteria. These patients were taking trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ranitidine at the time of biopsy. Serum creatinine returned to baseline levels in each case after stopping both drugs, and remained stable during the duration of follow-up without any documented episode of acute rejection. No patient received specific therapy for acute rejection. CONCLUSION This report suggests that independent of decisions on treatment with high-dose steroids or anti-lymphocyte antibody preparations, the management algorithm should include stopping drugs associated with acute interstitial nephritis when non-diagnostic biopsies show eosinophilic infiltrates.
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- O E Emovon
- Department of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
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Lau CL, Palmer SM, Howell DN, McMahon R, Hadjiliadis D, Gaca J, Pappas TN, Davis RD, Eubanks S. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the lung transplant population. Surg Endosc 2002; 16:1674-8. [PMID: 12140642 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2002] [Accepted: 05/15/2002] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lung transplantation has emerged as a viable therapeutic option for patients with a variety of end-stage pulmonary diseases. As immediate posttransplant surgical outcomes have improved, the greatest limitation of lung transplantation remains chronic allograft dysfunction. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with resultant aspiration has been implicated as a potential contributing factor in allograft dysfunction. GERD is prevalent in end-stage lung disease patients, and it is even more common in patients after transplantation. We report here on the safety of laparoscopic fundoplication surgery for the treatment of GERD in lung transplant patients. METHODS Eighteen of the 298 lung transplants performed at Duke University Medical Center underwent antireflux surgery for documented severe GERD. The safety and benefit of laparoscopic fundoplications in this population was evaluated. RESULTS The antireflux surgeries included 13 laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications, four laparoscopic Toupets, and one open Nissen (converted secondary to extensive adhesions). Two of the 18 patients reported recurrence of symptoms (11%), and two others reported minor GI complaints postoperatively (nausea, bloating). There were no deaths from the antireflux surgery. After fundoplication surgery, 12 of the 18 patients showed measured improvement in pulmonary function (67%). CONCLUSIONS GERD occurs commonly in the posttransplant lung population. Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery, when indicated, can be done safely with minimal morbidity and mortality. In addition to the resolution of reflux symptoms, improvement in pulmonary function may be seen in this population after fundoplication. Lung transplant patients with severe GERD should be strongly considered for antireflux surgery.
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- C L Lau
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Garantziotis S, Howell DN, McAdams HP, Davis RD, Henshaw NG, Palmer SM. Influenza pneumonia in lung transplant recipients: clinical features and association with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. Chest 2001; 119:1277-80. [PMID: 11296201 DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.4.1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Influenza infection is increasingly recognized to cause significant morbidity and mortality in the community, especially in pediatric patients and elderly persons. Influenza infection, however, has not been well described among thoracic organ transplant recipients. We provide the first detailed clinical, radiographic, and histologic description of influenza pneumonia among three lung transplant recipients. The presentation varied considerably among the three patients and, in some cases, was atypical for influenza. Despite treatment, a persistent decline in pulmonary function occurred in all three patients after the acute illness. Interestingly, on follow-up biopsy specimens, each patient had histologic evidence of acute rejection and/or obliterative bronchiolitis. Additional research, therefore, is needed to clarify the relationship between influenza infection, acute rejection, and obliterative bronchiolitis.
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- S Garantziotis
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Hadjiliadis D, Howell DN, Davis RD, Lawrence CM, Rea JB, Tapson VF, Perfect JR, Palmer SM. Anastomotic infections in lung transplant recipients. Ann Transplant 2001; 5:13-9. [PMID: 11147024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Anastomotic infections are an uncommon but potentially devastating complication after lung transplantation. The incidence, microbiology, predisposing factors, and clinical outcomes of anastomotic infections have not been well described. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of the first 283 lung or heart-lung transplant recipients performed at Duke University Medical Center and identified all cases of anastomotic infection. RESULTS Fifteen patients (5.3%) developed anastomotic infections. Aspergillus caused infection in six patients, Candida in eight patients and Staphylococcus aureus in one patient. Bilateral or right lung transplantation and the use of induction immunosuppression with monoclonoal or polyclonal antibodies are associated with a higher incidence of anastomotic infections. All patients with fungal anastomotic infections were treated with a combination of systemic and inhaled antifungal agents. All patients had improvement of their anastomotic sites after treatment and no patients developed anastomotic dehiscence. CONCLUSIONS Anastomotic infection is an infrequent complication after lung transplantation, and is caused predominately by fungal pathogens. In contrast to previous reports, anastomotic dehiscence did not occur in any patient in our series. Treatment with the combination of inhaled and systemic antimicrobial agents may have favorably affected clinical outcomes.
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- D Hadjiliadis
- Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
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Baron PW, Heneghan MA, Suhocki PV, Nuckols JD, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Howell DN, Clavien PA. Biliary stricture secondary to donor B-cell lymphoma after orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2001; 7:62-7. [PMID: 11150426 DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2001.20781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Biliary complications after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) lead to considerable morbidity and occasional mortality after surgery. Bile duct strictures secondary to localized lymphoproliferative disorder of the porta hepatis is rare, with only 12 cases reported in the English literature. Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder develops in up to 9% of liver allograft recipients. We describe 2 adult patients who developed Epstein-Barr virus-associated localized B-cell lymphoma of donor-tissue origin confined to the porta hepatis 3 and 5 months after OLT. Both patients were administered cyclosporine (CyA) and prednisone as primary immunosuppression. One patient was administered basiliximab as induction therapy. Neither patient had CyA trough levels greater than 250 ng/mL. Both patients were treated with a hepatojejunostomy, 75% reduction in immunosuppression therapy, and acyclovir. One patient had complete involution of the tumor, and the second patient had an 80% reduction of the tumor at the 2-year follow-up visit. This report illustrates the need to consider localized lymphoma post-OLT as a cause of obstructive jaundice even within the first 6 months after surgery. Aggressive reduction of immunosuppression in conjunction with acyclovir remains a highly effective therapy.
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- P W Baron
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Robinson LA, Nataraj C, Thomas DW, Howell DN, Griffiths R, Bautch V, Patel DD, Feng L, Coffman TM. A role for fractalkine and its receptor (CX3CR1) in cardiac allograft rejection. J Immunol 2000; 165:6067-72. [PMID: 11086038 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.11.6067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The hallmark of acute allograft rejection is infiltration of the inflamed graft by circulating leukocytes. We studied the role of fractalkine (FKN) and its receptor, CX(3)CR1, in allograft rejection. FKN expression was negligible in nonrejecting cardiac isografts but was significantly enhanced in rejecting allografts. At early time points, FKN expression was particularly prominent on vascular tissues and endothelium. As rejection progressed, FKN expression was further increased, with prominent anti-FKN staining seen around vessels and on cardiac myocytes. To determine the capacity of FKN on endothelial cells to promote leukocyte adhesion, we performed adhesion assays with PBMC and monolayers of TNF-alpha-activated murine endothelial cells under low-shear conditions. Treatment with either anti-FKN or anti-CX(3)CR1-blocking Ab significantly inhibited PBMC binding, indicating that a large proportion of leukocyte binding to murine endothelium occurs via the FKN and CX(3)CR1 adhesion receptors. To determine the functional significance of FKN in rejection, we treated cardiac allograft recipients with daily injections of anti-CX(3)CR1 Ab. Treatment with the anti-CX(3)CR1 Ab significantly prolonged allograft survival from 7 +/- 1 to 49 +/- 30 days (p < 0.0008). These studies identify a critical role for FKN in the pathogenesis of acute rejection and suggest that FKN may be a useful therapeutic target in rejection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Adhesion/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CX3CL1
- Chemokines, CX3C
- Chemokines, CXC/biosynthesis
- Chemokines, CXC/metabolism
- Chemokines, CXC/physiology
- Endothelium, Vascular/immunology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Graft Rejection/immunology
- Graft Rejection/metabolism
- Graft Rejection/pathology
- Graft Rejection/prevention & control
- Graft Survival/immunology
- Heart Transplantation/immunology
- Heart Transplantation/pathology
- Immune Sera/administration & dosage
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/physiology
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/immunology
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Affiliation(s)
- L A Robinson
- Departments of. Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Palmer SM, Miralles AP, Howell DN, Brazer SR, Tapson VF, Davis RD. Gastroesophageal reflux as a reversible cause of allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Chest 2000; 118:1214-7. [PMID: 11035701 DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.4.1214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is increasingly recognized as contributing to a number of pulmonary disorders. The relationship of GER to pulmonary allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation is unknown. In this report, we describe a lung transplant recipient who developed an acute decline in pulmonary function several months after a retransplantation for chronic rejection. A pulmonary workup at that time, including bronchoscopy with biopsy, revealed bronchial inflammation with no allograft rejection or infection. Because of increasing GI symptoms after retransplantation, the patient also underwent additional testing, which revealed severe acid reflux. The treatment of this patient's acid reflux with Nissen fundoplication surgery resulted in a prompt and sustained improvement in his pulmonary function. We suggest that GER should be considered among the potential causes of allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation.
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- S M Palmer
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC, USA.
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Henry SC, Schmader K, Brown TT, Miller SE, Howell DN, Daley GG, Hamilton JD. Enhanced green fluorescent protein as a marker for localizing murine cytomegalovirus in acute and latent infection. J Virol Methods 2000; 89:61-73. [PMID: 10996640 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(00)00202-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A recombinant murine cytomegalovirus (mCMV) that expresses enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under control of the native immediate-early 1/3 promoter was constructed to detect directly sites of viral activity in latent and reactivated infections. The recombinant virus had acute and latent infection characteristics similar to those of wild-type mCMV. Rare green-fluorescing foci were observed in paraffin sections from lungs and spleens infected latently. Positive immunoperoxidase staining for EGFP in sections of the same lung tissues suggests that these cells may be sites of restricted viral gene expression. EGFP was detected easily in tissue explants reactivating from latent infection in vitro. Morphology and adhesion characteristics of fluorescing cells suggest that viral reactivation occurs in tissue macrophages in explant cultures. The observations presented in this study demonstrate the usefulness of EGFP-expressing recombinants as tools for direct tracking of mCMV activity in vivo and in vitro.
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- S C Henry
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Research Service and the Research Center on AIDS and HIV Infection, 111-H, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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Baron PW, Sindram D, Higdon D, Howell DN, Gottfried MR, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Clavien PA. Prolonged rewarming time during allograft implantation predisposes to recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2000; 6:407-12. [PMID: 10915160 DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2000.7581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The majority of patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have end-stage liver disease secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Although OLT does not cure the disease and recurrent virus is present in all patients, relatively few patients with recurrent viremia develop clinical disease. When the disease recurs, however, the results can be devastating. Factors associated with increased risk for recurrent HCV disease remain controversial. We hypothesized that preservation injury may predispose to the severity of HCV disease after OLT. We reviewed our series of OLTs performed for HCV cirrhosis between January 1994 and December 1998 (n = 56; 62 transplants). Patients were grouped according to the severity of recurrent hepatitis C. Group 1 had no or mild HCV disease (n = 36), and group 2 had moderate to severe HCV disease (n = 20). The duration of ischemic rewarming during graft implantation was significantly associated with the severity of recurrent hepatitis C (P <.04). The estimated chances of severe disease within the first year post-OLT after 30, 60, or 90 minutes of ischemic rewarming time were 19%, 40%, and 65%, respectively. Cold ischemia time, transaminase levels, and prothrombin time did not correlate with the severity of hepatitis C. In conclusion, our data suggest that the duration of ischemic rewarming predisposes to severe recurrent hepatitis C. This finding warrants the investigation of the pathogenesis of recurrent HCV disease after ischemic injury. Reduction of rewarming time should be stressed in OLT, particularly in patients with HCV cirrhosis.
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- P W Baron
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Nuckols JD, Baron PW, Stenzel TT, Olatidoye BA, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Clavien PA, Howell DN. The pathology of liver-localized post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease: a report of three cases and a review of the literature. Am J Surg Pathol 2000; 24:733-41. [PMID: 10800993 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200005000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a complication of solid organ transplantation that is typically of B-cell origin and associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). In patients receiving orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and treated with cyclosporin A. PTLD typically presents between 6 and 17 months post-transplantation as a systemic illness with involvement of the hepatic graft in a minority of cases. A small number of cases of biopsy-proven PTLD arising in the hepatic graft and limited to the liver and periportal structures have been previously reported. This report describes three additional cases of liver-localized PTLD and reviews similar cases in the literature. The donor/host origin of PTLD may have prognostic significance because the two cases in this report that are of donor origin had different clinical and pathologic features compared with the case of host origin. A rapid PCR-based technique for determining the origin of PTLD is described.
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- J D Nuckols
- Duke University Medical Center Department of Pathology, USA
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Lau CL, Palmer SM, Posther KE, Howell DN, Reinsmoen NL, Massey HT, Tapson VF, Jaggers JJ, D'Amico TA, Davis RD. Influence of panel-reactive antibodies on posttransplant outcomes in lung transplant recipients. Ann Thorac Surg 2000; 69:1520-4. [PMID: 10881834 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01224-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Panel-reactive antibody (PRA) is used to estimate the degree of humoral sensitization in the recipient before transplantation. Although pretransplant sensitization is associated with increased complications in other solid organ transplant recipients, less is known about the outcome of sensitized lung transplant recipients. Therefore, we sought to determine the impact of elevated pretransplant PRA on clinical outcomes after lung transplantation. METHODS The records of the first 200 lung transplant operations performed at Duke University Medical Center were reviewed. The outcomes of sensitized patients, PRA greater than 10% before transplantation (n = 18), were compared with the outcomes of nonsensitized patients. RESULTS Sensitized patients experienced a significantly greater number of median ventilator days posttransplant (9 +/- 8) as compared with nonsensitized recipients (1 +/- 11; p = 0.0008). There were no significant differences between the number of episodes of acute rejection; however, there was a significantly increased incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome occurring in untreated sensitized recipients (56%) versus nonsensitized (23%; p = 0.044). In addition, there was a trend towards decreased survival in the sensitized recipients, with a 2-year survival of 58% in sensitized recipients as compared with 73% in the nonsensitized patients (p = 0.31). CONCLUSIONS Sensitized lung transplant recipients experience more acute and chronic complications after transplantation. These patients probably warrant alternative management strategies.
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- C L Lau
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Miller SE, Howell DN. Glomerular diseases associated with hepatitis C virus infection. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2000; 11:145-160. [PMID: 18209307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Renal diseases associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are a significant problem for clinicians and diagnostic pathologists. A wide variety of disorders, including a spectrum of immune-complex glomerulonephritides, has been reported in association with hepatitis and cirrhosis caused by HCV. For some of these diseases, including membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type I and cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis, plausible links between HCV and the glomerular pathology have been proposed. In other cases, the role of the virus in the pathogenesis of the renal disease is less certain. This communication catalogues the renal manifestations of HCV infection, providing clinical and pathological descriptions of the most prevalent disorders. Where available, evidence implicating HCV in the causation of the disorders is also discussed.
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- S E Miller
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Renal diseases involving glomerular deposits of fibrillary material are an important diagnostic challenge for the ultrastructural pathologist. Two primary disorders of this type, termed "fibrillary glomerulonephritis" (characterized by fibrils measuring approximately 20 nm in diameter) and "immunotactoid glomerulopathy" (characterized by larger, microtubular deposits), have been described. The possible relatedness of these two disorders and their potential association with other systemic illnesses are subjects of current debate. Other multisystemic diseases, including amyloidosis and various forms of cryoglobulinemia, can also present with fibrillary or microtubular deposits in the kidney. Five cases are presented in which fibrillar or microtubular structures were identified in renal biopsies by ultrastructural examination. The distinction between fibrillary glomerulonephritis, immunotactoid glomerulopathy, and other processes that have similar ultrastructural features are discussed.
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- J A King
- Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36617-2293, USA.
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Matar LD, McAdams HP, Palmer SM, Howell DN, Henshaw NG, Davis RD, Tapson VF. Respiratory viral infections in lung transplant recipients: radiologic findings with clinical correlation. Radiology 1999; 213:735-42. [PMID: 10580947 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.3.r99dc25735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate radiologic finding of respiratory viral infection in lung transplant recipients with clinical correlation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Over 5 years, 21 episodes of respiratory viral infection (parainfluenza [n = 9], respiratory syncytial virus [n = 8], adenovirus [n = 5], influenza [n = 2]) were diagnosed 6-727 days (mean, 270 days) after lung transplantation in 20 recipients. Chest radiographs, computed tomographic (CT) images, and clinical records were reviewed. RESULTS Sixteen episodes of respiratory viral infection were diagnosed in patients with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection or acute allograft dysfunction; five were diagnosed in asymptomatic patients. Chest radiographs were abnormal in 11 (52%) episodes; findings included heterogeneous or homogeneous opacities and masslike consolidation. All patients with radiographic abnormalities were symptomatic. Chest radiographs were unchanged from baseline in 10 (48%) episodes; in one, CT revealed findings not depicted at radiography. Adenoviral infection (n = 5) was typically symptomatic, was associated with new radiographic abnormalities, and was rapidly lethal (n = 4). Infection with parainfluenza and/or respiratory syncytial virus was commonly asymptomatic and was not associated with radiographic abnormalities; affected patients had good outcomes. CONCLUSION Respiratory viral infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients. Radiographic abnormalities in patients with respiratory viral infections were usually accompanied by symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. Adenoviral infection was frequently accompanied by progressive pulmonary opacity and fatal outcome.
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- L D Matar
- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Haycox CL, Kim S, Fleckman P, Smith LT, Piepkorn M, Sundberg JP, Howell DN, Miller SE. Trichodysplasia spinulosa--a newly described folliculocentric viral infection in an immunocompromised host. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 1999; 4:268-71. [PMID: 10674379 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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This is a case report of an immunocompromised individual who presented with progressive alopecia, friable follicular spinous processes, and erythematous, indurated papules. Examination of skin biopsies using light microscopy and immunohistochemistry revealed pathologic changes of the follicular inner root sheath epithelium with dystrophic trichohyaline granules. Electron microscopy of thin sections of tissue revealed intracellular viral particles with a size and appearance consistent with those in the Papovaviridae family. Electron microscopy of negatively stained extract from a homogenized lesion also demonstrated icosahedral viruses with papovavirus morphology. We believe this is a previously unreported folliculocentric viral infection in an immunosuppressed human host and have termed this entity "trichodysplasia spinulosa".
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- C L Haycox
- Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Washington, Seattle 98195-6524, USA
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Howell DN, Smith SR, Butterly DW, Klassen PS, Krigman HR, Burchette JL, Miller SE. Diagnosis and management of BK polyomavirus interstitial nephritis in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999; 68:1279-88. [PMID: 10573064 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199911150-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interstitial nephritis caused by BK polyomavirus is a recognized complication of renal transplantation. A study of renal transplant recipients at Duke University Medical Center was undertaken to evaluate diagnostic modalities and assess clinical outcomes in transplant polyomavirus infections. METHODS Polyomavirus nephritis was identified in 6 of 240 patients who received renal transplants between January 1996 and June 1998 and an additional patient who underwent transplantation in 1995. The clinical records of these seven patients were reviewed, as were all renal biopsy and nephrectomy specimens. Electron microscopy (EM) was performed on negatively stained urine samples from 6 patients with polyomavirus infection and 23 patients with other diagnoses. RESULTS Patients with polyomavirus infection shared several clinical features, including ureteral obstruction (5/7 patients), lymphocele (3/7), bacterial urinary tract infection (3/7), hematuria (3/7), cytomegalovirus infection (3/7), and immunosuppression with mycophenolate mofetil (6/7). All patients experienced elevations in serum creatinine, which stabilized or decreased in four patients with altered or decreased immunosuppression. The diagnosis of polyomavirus infection was established by renal biopsy and EM of urine in five patients, by biopsy alone in one, and by EM alone in one. Sequential examinations of urine by EM were used to monitor the course of infection in six patients. CONCLUSIONS Interstitial nephritis due to BK polyomavirus occurred in 2.5% of patients receiving renal transplants at our center since 1996. Polyomavirus infection can cause transplant dysfunction and graft loss, but progression of the infection can frequently be abrogated with alterations in immunosuppressive therapy. Both renal biopsy and EM of urine samples are useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of polyomavirus infections.
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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BACKGROUND Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the underlying pathologic entity in 5% of adults and 20% of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). FSGS is generally considered to be sporadic in origin. METHODS Recently, we identified 60 families involving 190 individuals with familial FSGS, providing evidence for a subset of families in which a genetic form is segregating. Each family had at least one member with renal biopsy-confirmed FSGS and at least one other member with either renal biopsy-confirmed FSGS or ESRD. RESULTS Twenty-six families had individuals affected in more than one generation [multigeneration (MG)], and the remaining 34 families had only a single generation (SG) affected. There was equal representation of males and females among affected individuals. Ten percent of MG families were African American, and 52% of SG families were African American. The mean age of presentation was significantly higher in the MG families (32.5 +/- 14.6 years) compared with the SG families (20.1 +/- 12.1 years, P = 0.0001). SG cases had higher levels of proteinuria at presentation (7.0 +/- 5.6 g/24 hr, compared with 3.8 +/- 3.4 g/24 hr, for the MG families, P = 0.002). On renal biopsy, tubulointerstitial damage was more severe in patients in the SG families than in the MG families; however, the level of glomerular damage did not differ between these groups. Fifty percent of the patients had progressed to ESRD by the age of 30 years. Variables measured at presentation that were independently associated with poor renal survival were decreased age, increased serum creatinine, and increased urinary protein excretion. Forty-one patients underwent successful renal transplantation, with a 10-year graft survival rate of 62%. One patient developed clinical and biopsy evidence of recurrence of FSGS in the allograft. CONCLUSION These data confirm the existence of a non-Alport's form of hereditary glomerulonephritis, which has a morphological pattern of FSGS.
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- P J Conlon
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
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Confocal microscopy is a valuable adjunct to electron microscopy in the fields of diagnostic and investigative virology. Confocal imaging can be used to examine large amounts of tissue stained by a variety of methods for evidence of viral infection. Areas thus identified can then be processed for ultrastructural study, allowing a highly focused search for viral pathogens. With the possible exception of the vibrating microtome, all of the equipment and reagents necessary for the preparation of specimens for confocal scanning are available in any well-stocked histology laboratory. Although originally developed to facilitate viral diagnosis by EM, the methods described herein can be applied to the ultrastructural study of any focal pathologic process.
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
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Chu CT, Howell DN, Morgenlander JC, Hulette CM, McLendon RE, Miller SE. Electron microscopic diagnosis of human flavivirus encephalitis: use of confocal microscopy as an aid. Am J Surg Pathol 1999; 23:1217-26. [PMID: 10524522 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199910000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The distinction between intracranial viral infections and inflammatory conditions requiring immunosuppression is important. Although specific laboratory reagents are readily available for some viruses, diagnosis of arbovirus infection is more difficult. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) theoretically allows identification of viral particles independent of reagent availability, but it has limited sensitivity. We report two cases of human flavivirus encephalitis diagnosed by TEM. Laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) was used in one case to survey unembedded tissue slices for focal abnormalities, from which fragments smaller than 1 mm2 were excised for epoxy embedding. This facilitated TEM identification of intracytoplasmic, budding, 35-40 nm spherical virus particles, confirmed by serology as St. Louis encephalitis. In contrast to mosquitoes and newborn mice, in which high viral loads are associated with minimal tissue responses, these biopsies showed florid angiodestructive inflammation and microgliosis, with rare virions in necrotic perivascular cells and astrocytes. To our knowledge, this represents the first ultrastructural study of St. Louis encephalitis in humans, indicating the potential value of LSCM-aided TEM.
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- C T Chu
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA
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Wagner E, Platt JL, Howell DN, Marsh HC, Frank MM. IgG and complement-mediated tissue damage in the absence of C2: evidence of a functionally active C2-bypass pathway in a guinea pig model. J Immunol 1999; 163:3549-58. [PMID: 10477630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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In vitro complement-mediated lysis of heavily sensitized sheep erythrocytes by C4-deficient (C4D) guinea pig and C2-deficient (C2D) human sera was demonstrated some years ago. It was postulated that these "complement-bypass" pathways resulted from activation of C1 and components of the alternative pathway. We used normal, C2D, and C4D guinea pigs in a Forssman shock model to test the in vivo relevance of the C2- and C4-bypass pathways of complement activation. High concentrations of both anti-Forssman Ab and C2D or C4D guinea pig serum induced efficient lysis of sheep erythrocytes in vitro. The most efficient lysis was observed when IgG Ab and C2D guinea pig serum were used. Blocking either the classical pathway (treatments with EGTA-Mg2+ or soluble recombinant complement receptor type 1 (sCR1)) or the alternative pathway (treatment with heating at 50 degrees C, sCR1, or soluble recombinant CR1 lacking the first of the four long homologous repeat sequences (sCR1[desLHR-A])) inhibited lysis; both pathways were required for lysis of sheep erythrocytes by C2D and C4D guinea pig sera. i.v. injection of anti-Forssman Ab in normal guinea pigs resulted in rapid death from pulmonary shock, whereas C4D guinea pigs had no adverse effect. Surprisingly, C2D guinea pigs either died in a delayed fashion or had a sublethal reaction. sCR1 treatment prevented Forssman shock in both normal and C2D guinea pigs, whereas sCR1[desLHR-A] prevented Forssman shock only in C2D animals. Our results suggest that the C2-bypass pathway occurs in vivo to produce tissue damage. Activation of complement in the absence of C2 appears to be far more efficient than in the absence of C4.
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- E Wagner
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Howell DN, Papadimitriou JM. Case for the panel Nephrotic syndrome with fibrillary and lipid deposits. Ultrastruct Pathol 1999; 23:347-50; discussion 351, 353. [PMID: 10582273 DOI: 10.1080/019131299281518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs, North Carolina, USA
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Winn MP, Conlon PJ, Lynn KL, Howell DN, Slotterbeck BD, Smith AH, Graham FL, Bembe M, Quarles LD, Pericak-Vance MA, Vance JM. Linkage of a gene causing familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis to chromosome 11 and further evidence of genetic heterogeneity. Genomics 1999; 58:113-20. [PMID: 10368108 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a pathological entity characterized by proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, and the progressive loss of renal function. It is a common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Recently, familial forms of FSGS have been identified. Two families with autosomal dominant FSGS were evaluated for linkage using 351 genomic microsatellite markers. Linkage, multipoint analysis, and tests for heterogeneity were performed on the subsequent results. In addition, three small families were used for haplotype analysis. Evidence for linkage was found on chromosome 11q21-q22 for the largest family, with a maximum lod score of 9.89. The gene is currently localized to an 18-cM area between flanking markers D11S2002 and D11S1986. The disease in a second family was not linked to this locus or to a previously described locus on chromosome 19q13. There were no shared haplotypes among affected individuals in the three smaller families. Our findings demonstrate that genetic heterogeneity is prevalent in FSGS in that at least three genes cause the FSGS phenotype. Identification of the genes that cause familial FSGS will provide valuable insights into the molecular basis and pathophysiology of FSGS.
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- M P Winn
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA
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Winn MP, Alkhunaizi AM, Bennett WM, Garber RL, Howell DN, Butterly DW, Conlon PJ. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a need for caution in live-related renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis 1999; 33:970-4. [PMID: 10213658 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70435-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has increasingly been recognized to occur in a familial pattern. We have observed the development of biopsy-confirmed FSGS and subsequent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in one live related kidney donor and ESRD without biopsy in another. Both donors had family members with ESRD secondary to FSGS. Both donors were apparently healthy by routine physical examination, urinalysis, and serum creatinine at the time of evaluation as live related donors. We believe these cases emphasize the need for great caution when evaluating siblings as potential live related donors.
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- M P Winn
- Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, West Wendover Ave, Durham, NC, USA
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Yadav SS, Howell DN, Steeber DA, Harland RC, Tedder TF, Clavien PA. P-Selectin mediates reperfusion injury through neutrophil and platelet sequestration in the warm ischemic mouse liver. Hepatology 1999; 29:1494-502. [PMID: 10216134 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hepatic damage following ischemia-reperfusion injury involves polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and platelet sequestration, however the mechanisms of adhesion remain elusive. In this study, using gene-targeted deficient mice, we evaluated P-selectin and its contribution to PMN and platelet adhesion in hepatic damage. In an in vivo warm ischemia model, hepatic injury was assessed by serum transaminase levels, survival, PMN adhesion by histological analysis, and platelet sequestration by immunostaining. Serum transaminase levels were strikingly reduced (by up to threefold) in the P-selectin deficient mice, particularly at 90 minutes of ischemia, when compared with wild-type controls. PMN adhesion and platelet sequestration was also significantly decreased in P-selectin deficient mice following 90 minutes of partial ischemia. Animal survival was significantly improved after 75 minutes of total hepatic ischemia in P-selectin deficient mice when compared with wild-type mice. Survival was also achieved after 90 minutes of ischemia in the mutant mice whereas none of the wild-type animals survived. These data show that P-selectin plays a critical role in PMN and platelet adhesion following ischemia-reperfusion injury to the liver.
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- S S Yadav
- Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Winn MP, Conlon PJ, Lynn KL, Howell DN, Gross DA, Rogala AR, Smith AH, Graham FL, Bembe M, Quarles LD, Pericak-Vance MA, Vance JM. Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. International Collaborative Group for the Study of Familial Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Kidney Int 1999; 55:1241-6. [PMID: 10200986 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Familial forms of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FFSGS) that exhibit autosomal dominant or recessive patterns of inheritance have been described. The genetic basis of these hereditary forms of FSGS is unknown. One recent study of a kindred from Oklahoma with an autosomal dominant form of FSGS linked this disease to a region of chromosome 19q. In addition, polymorphisms in a gene in this region on chromosome 19q13 have been linked to congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type. We have ascertained and characterized a large family with autosomal dominant FFSGS (Duke 6530). METHODS Families were compared for clinical and genetic heterogeneity. To test for linkage of our family to this portion of chromosome 19, genomic DNA was isolated from 102 family members, and polymerase chain reaction was performed using eight microsatellite markers that spanned the area of interest on chromosome 19. Data were evaluated using two-point linkage analysis, multipoint analysis, and an admixture test. RESULTS Linkage was excluded at a distance of +/- 5 to 10 CM for all markers tested with two-point log10 of the odds of linkage (LOD) scores and from an approximate 60 CM interval in this area of chromosome 19q via multipoint analysis. CONCLUSIONS FSGS has been called the "final common pathway" of glomerular injury, as it is a frequent pathological manifestation with diverse etiologies. This diversity likely correlates with the genetic heterogeneity that we have established. Thus, our data demonstrate that there are at least two genes responsible for this disease, and there is genetic as well as clinical heterogeneity in autosomal dominant FSGS.
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- M P Winn
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and Durham Veterans Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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The power of electron microscopy as a diagnostic tool can be amplified considerably by the application of ancillary preparative and analytic methods. Subcellular chemistry and structure can be examined by various forms of microprobe analysis and by special staining methods, including cytochemical, immunocytochemical, and negative staining. Qualitative ultrastructural examination can be augmented by morphometric analysis. Correlative microscopic survey methods can be used as a means of targeting ultrastructural investigations. This article provides an overview of the use of these special techniques in the diagnosis and classification of tumors and other selected pathologic processes.
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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Yadav SS, Howell DN, Gao W, Steeber DA, Harland RC, Clavien PA. L-selectin and ICAM-1 mediate reperfusion injury and neutrophil adhesion in the warm ischemic mouse liver. Am J Physiol 1998; 275:G1341-52. [PMID: 9843771 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.6.g1341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Leukocytes recruited during ischemia-reperfusion to the liver are important mediators of injury. However, the mechanisms of leukocyte adhesion and the role of adhesion receptors in hepatic vasculature remain elusive. L-selectin may critically contribute to injury, priming adhesion for later action of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Paired experiments were performed using mutant mice (L-selectin -/-, ICAM-1 -/-, and L-selectin/ICAM-1 -/-) and wild-type mice (C57BL/6) to investigate leukocyte adhesion in the ischemic liver. Leukocyte adhesion and infiltration were assessed histologically. Aspartate aminotransferase levels were significantly reduced (2- to 3-fold) in mutant vs. wild-type mice in most groups but most significantly after 90 min of partial hepatic ischemia. Leukocyte adhesion was significantly reduced in all mutant mice. Areas of microcirculatory failure, visualized by intravital microscopy, were prevalent in wild-type but virtually absent in L-selectin-deficient mice. After total hepatic ischemia for 75 or 90 min, survival was better in mutant L-selectin and L-selectin/ICAM-1 mice vs. wild-type mice and ICAM-1 mutants. In conclusion, L-selectin is critical in the pathogenesis of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. Poor sinusoidal perfusion due to leukocyte adhesion and clot formation is a factor of injury and appears to involve L-selectin and ICAM-1 receptors.
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- S S Yadav
- Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Palmer SM, Perfect JR, Howell DN, Lawrence CM, Miralles AP, Davis RD, Tapson VF. Candidal anastomotic infection in lung transplant recipients: successful treatment with a combination of systemic and inhaled antifungal agents. J Heart Lung Transplant 1998; 17:1029-33. [PMID: 9811413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Anastomotic infection is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication after lung transplantation. We recently encountered three lung transplant recipients with invasive candidal anastomotic infection. Two patients were admitted with dyspnea and fever, and one asymptomatic infection was detected on surveillance bronchoscopy. All three patients were treated similarly with a combination of intravenous amphotericin B, inhaled amphotericin B, and oral fluconazole. The combination of systemic and inhaled antifungal agents successfully treated all three cases of anastomotic infection.
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- S M Palmer
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Howell DN, Valnickova Z, Oury TD, Miller SE, Sanfilippo FP, Enghild JJ. Expression of a copper-containing amine oxidase by human ciliary body. Mol Vis 1998; 4:15. [PMID: 9736767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To examine the molecular structure and ultrastructural distribution of a novel amine oxidase in human ciliary body. METHODS Human ciliary bodies were solubilized with a nonionic detergent. The solubilized material was subjected to affinity chromatography with 2B4.14.1, a monoclonal antibody which recognizes a family of ciliary body glycoproteins. Proteins eluted from the affinity column were further separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Peptides produced from a 2B4.14. 1-reactive protein with an approximate molecular weight of 100 kDa were analyzed by Edman degradation. The protein thus identified was further examined by Western blotting and immunoelectron microscopy with anti-peptide antisera. RESULTS Peptide sequences from the 100 kDa ciliary body protein were identical to the predicted protein sequence of an amine oxidase identified recently in a human placental cDNA library. The identity of the ciliary body protein was confirmed by Western blotting with rabbit antiserum generated against the predicted carboxy-terminal peptide of human placenta amine oxidase. Western blotting under nonreducing conditions and following glycosidase digestion indicated that the native enzyme is a disulfide-linked homodimer with multiple N-linked oligosaccharide side chains. By immunoelectron microscopy, the ciliary body amine oxidase was localized to the plasma membranes of inner epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Human placenta amine oxidase is present on the plasma membranes of ciliary body inner epithelial cells. This finding provides a potential explanation for amine oxidase enzyme activity detected in previous studies of anterior segment tissues. Though the functional role of human placenta amine oxidase in the eye is unclear, it may contribute to the production of H2O2 in aqueous humor.
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
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Stamer WD, Roberts BC, Howell DN, Epstein DL. Isolation, culture, and characterization of endothelial cells from Schlemm's canal. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998; 39:1804-12. [PMID: 9727403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE An important goal in glaucoma research has been to understand the functional contribution of trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm's canal (SC) endothelia to aqueous humor outflow resistance. To date, TM cells are routinely cultured and used as a model by several laboratories. However, there has been only limited success in isolating SC cells. The current objective was to develop a technique for selective isolation and culture of endothelial cells from human SC. METHODS The anterior chamber of human cadaveric eyes was cut into eight equal and radially symmetric wedge-shaped pieces. Using a dissecting microscope, a gelatin-coated suture (6-0 sterile nylon monofilament) was gently inserted into the lumen of SC and advanced into the canal. The cannulated pieces of tissue were placed in culture medium and maintained for 3 weeks. Sutures were removed from SC and cells seeded onto 3-cm culture plates. Morphology, growth characteristics, and expression of endothelial surface antigens and other cellular markers were evaluated. RESULTS Of the 20 pairs of eyes that were cannulated, primary cells were obtained from 13. All SC cell isolates had a fusiform morphology; formed nonoverlapping, linearly arranged monolayers; and were contact inhibited. Schlemm's canal cell isolates reacted with antibodies specific for CD44 (hyaluron receptor), CD54 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1, ICAM-1), tissue-type plasminogen activator, and TM-inducible glucocorticoid-responsive protein-myocilin (TIGR-MYOC). Unlike TM cells, however, TIGR-MYOC protein was not induced in SC cells after long-term dexamethasone treatment. Schlemm's canal cells endocytosed low-density lipoprotein and acetylated low-density lipoprotein, and in the presence of Matrigel organized into multicellular tubelike structures. CONCLUSIONS Cannulation of SC with gelatin-coated suture material is an effective method for the isolation of human SC cells and provides a cellular model to study the potential role of SC cells in aqueous humor outflow function.
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- W D Stamer
- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710-3802, USA
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Chu CT, Howell DN, Morgenlander JC, McLendon RE, Miller SE. ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS OF ARBOVIRAL MENINOOENCEPHALITIS. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998. [DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199805000-00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To define the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and long-term complications of respiratory viral infections in adult lung transplant recipients. DESIGN Retrospective review of the records of 122 adult lung transplant recipients over a 5-year period at one institution. RESULTS Ten episodes of infection with respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza, influenza, or adenovirus were identified. All patients presented with symptoms of respiratory tract infection. Two patients died acutely and four patients subsequently had development of obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest community respiratory viral infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients. Further prospective studies are warranted to clarify the relationship between respiratory viral infection and OB and to define the optimal therapy for these viral infections.
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- S M Palmer
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Liu K, Howell DN, Perfect JR, Schell WA. Morphologic criteria for the preliminary identification of Fusarium, Paecilomyces, and Acremonium species by histopathology. Am J Clin Pathol 1998; 109:45-54. [PMID: 9426517 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/109.1.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Nontraditional human pathogenic fungi, including Fusarium, Paecilomyces, and Acremonium species, have been increasingly documented as agents of infection in immunocompromised patients and, occasionally, in normal hosts. Although definitive identification of these fungi requires culture, they often can be identified provisionally in tissue sections by a combination of histologic features, including hyaline septate hyphae and characteristic reproductive structures known as phialides and phialoconidia. These morphologic characteristics, although familiar to mycologists, are easily overlooked by histopathologists; as a result, Fusarium species and Paecilomyces lilacinus are frequently misidentified in tissue sections as Aspergillus or Candida species. We identified 19 culture-proved cases of infection with species of Fusarium, Paecilomyces, or Acremonium; retrospectively reviewed histologic specimens stained by routine hematoxylin and eosin, Gomori methenamine silver, and/or periodic acid-Schiff stains; and delineated morphologic criteria that will help pathologists make a preliminary identification of these fungi by histopathology. Adventitious sporulation was found in 9 of 9 infections caused by Paecilomyces species, 7 of 10 infections caused by Fusarium species, and in the single case of infection caused by Acremonium strictum. Histologic recognition of these morphologies may help clinicians select appropriate initial antifungal treatment and manage the infection.
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- K Liu
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Robinson LA, Howell DN, Wigfall DR, Foreman JW. Appearance of immune complex glomerulonephritis following the onset of type I diabetes mellitus in a child. Am J Kidney Dis 1997; 30:713-6. [PMID: 9370189 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(97)90498-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Renal disease is a frequent late complication of type I diabetes mellitus, occurring almost entirely in adult patients. Typical diabetic nephropathy is characterized by proteinuria, and by the histological lesions of mesangial expansion and basement membrane thickening. We report an interesting case of a 3-year-old boy who developed immune complex glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome 2 months after the onset of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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- L A Robinson
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Howell DN, Damms T, Burchette JL, Green WR. Endothelial metaplasia in the iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1997; 38:1896-901. [PMID: 9286281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that the aberrant, cytokeratin-expressing cells that replace endothelium in the iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome are of endothelial origin. METHODS Corneas from four patients with Chandler's syndrome and three with essential iris atrophy were examined by two-color immunofluorescence for simultaneous expression of cytokeratins and two markers of endothelial lineage: vimentin and the antigen recognized by the antiendothelial monoclonal antibody 2B4.14.1. RESULTS In six corneas, unequivocal endothelial staining for cytokeratins was present; in each of these, cells coexpressing cytokeratins and the two endothelial markers were clearly identifiable. In the remaining cornea, weak cytokeratin staining that colocalized with vimentin was present. CONCLUSIONS These results lend strong support to the hypothesis that the "epithelial-like" endothelial cells in ICE syndrome are cells of endothelial lineage rather than heterotopia of epithelial cells; these cells probably arise via a metaplastic transformation of preexisting endothelium.
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- D N Howell
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Procop GW, Burchette JL, Howell DN, Sexton DJ. Immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescent staining of Rickettsia rickettsii in skin biopsies. A comparative study. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1997; 121:894-9. [PMID: 9278621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare immunofluorescent and immunoperoxidase staining of Rickettsia rickettsii in skin biopsies of patients suspected of having Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). DESIGN Immunofluorescent staining results for R rickettsii from skin biopsies of patients suspected of having RMSF were obtained by computer and chart review. Immunoperoxidase staining for R rickettsii was performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsies from the same patient population. PATIENTS Twenty-six patients who were clinically suspected of having RMSF were included in this study. Skin biopsies of these patients were examined for evidence of RMSF by immunofluorescence and routine histology. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The sensitivity and specificity of both immunofluorescent and immunoperoxidase staining techniques were calculated. The chi 2 method was used to assess significance. RESULTS Both tests were highly significant for the detection of R rickettsii (P < .01). The sensitivity and specificity of the immunofluorescent and immunoperoxidase staining techniques for the identification of RMSF were identical. No significant difference between these tests was identified (P > .05). CONCLUSION The sensitivity and specificity of immunofluorescent and immunoperoxidase staining of R rickettsii in routinely processed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsies of patients suspected of having RMSF are identical. Although not as rapid as the immunofluorescent technique, immunoperoxidase staining of R rickettsii has advantages over the immunofluorescent technique; these include easier antigen localization and concomitant viewing of the corresponding histopathology.
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- G W Procop
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Feil SH, Barraquer J, Howell DN, Green WR. Extrusion of abnormal endothelium into the posterior corneal stroma in a patient with posterior polymorphous dystrophy. Cornea 1997; 16:439-46. [PMID: 9220242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To report the presence of abnormal endothelium that extruded into the posterior corneal stroma in a patient with posterior polymorphous dystrophy. METHODS The corneal button of a man who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for posterior polymorphous dystrophy was examined by light and electron microscopy. Immunoperoxidase staining for cytokeratins, vimentin, and the endothelial antigen recognized by monoclonal antibody 2B4.14.1 antigen was performed. Two-color immunofluorescence staining for simultaneous detection of cytokeratins and 2B4.14.1 antigen was also done. RESULTS Much of the endothelium had characteristic features of epithelium-like cells, and abnormalities in Descemet's membrane were present. Curious oval and slit-like spaces in the posterior stroma were lined by epithelium-like endothelial cells and were continuous with the anterior chamber through defects in Descemet's membrane. CONCLUSION These abnormalities in the posterior stroma have not previously been described in histopathologic reports of posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy and are likely an unusual variation in the spectrum of this hereditary disorder.
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- S H Feil
- Eye Pathology Laboratory, Wilmer Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Miller SE, Levenson RM, Aldridge C, Hester S, Kenan DJ, Howell DN. Identification of focal viral infections by confocal microscopy for subsequent ultrastructural analysis. Ultrastruct Pathol 1997; 21:183-93. [PMID: 9090029 DOI: 10.3109/01913129709021317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A correlative microscopy method for the ultrastructural analysis of focal viral tissue infections is presented. Using a confocal scanning laser microscope, foci of infection are identified in tissue sections prior to embedment; a variety of techniques can be employed for viral detection, including staining with standard histochemical reagents and fluorescently labeled antibodies. Areas of infection identified using confocal microscopy are excised from the tissue sections, embedded, and examined by transmission electron microscopy. Applications of this technique in both diagnostic and basic research settings are described.
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- S E Miller
- Department of Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Miller SE, Howell DN. Concerted use of immunologic and ultrastructural analyses in diagnostic medicine: immunoelectron microscopy and correlative microscopy. Immunol Invest 1997; 26:29-38. [PMID: 9037610 DOI: 10.3109/08820139709048913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Electron microscopy (EM) is a valuable tool in diagnostic medicine, and in some cases, can be enhanced by immunological methods. A major medical application of EM, diagnostic virology, can frequently be augmented by employment of immunological reagents. Three immunoelectron microscopy (IEM) methods, aggregation, coating, and gold labeling, provide means for serotyping viruses; aggregation by antibody can also be used to concentrate viruses in dilute suspension or to serotype them. As a research tool, IEM can be useful in studying the relationship of various pathogen proteins to the infected cells or tissues. Delineating the subcellular location of viral components can yield information about how virions are constructed, and hence, suggest methods and compounds for inhibiting that process. Conversely, labeling virus-infected cells with antibodies against various cell receptors and proteins can yield information about the association of the proteins with budding virions. Another research example is the identification by immunological staining of virus-infected cells for subsequent ultrastructural identification of the specific cell type involved. Electron microscopy and immunolabeling methods are also useful in the diagnosis of immune complex disorders, including various forms of postinfectious immune complex glomerulonephritis. Precise analysis of immune complex deposits can be accomplished by using EM to pinpoint their location and immunohistology to probe their composition. Finally, a variety of optical microscopic techniques, including some involving immunofluorescent labeling, can be used to identify areas of interest in inhomogeneous tissues for further study by EM.
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- S E Miller
- Department of Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Hsieh WS, Szukala S, Howell DN, Conlon PJ. Crescentic IgA nephropathy and acute renal failure in an HIV-positive patient with enteric salmonella infection. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1996; 11:2320-3. [PMID: 8941601 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- W S Hsieh
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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