Development of PBC/SSc overlap syndrome in chronic GVHD patient: immunological implications in the presence of mitochondrial, nucleolar and spindle midzone autoantigens
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 10 No. 4 (2017),
30 October 2017
,
Page 323-331
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v0i0.1182
Abstract
Chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD) is a complex disease resulting from donor T-cell recognition of a genetically disparate recipient that is unable to reject donor cells after allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). cGVHD has some features resembling to autoimmune diseases (AD) such as Sjögren syndrome, primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and scleroderma (SSc). Also patients with cGVHD could develop extensive cGVHD with scleroderma-like skin manifestations and other clinical signs similar to those of patients with scleroderma. We take into consideration a patient with GVHD that developed PBC/SSc overlap syndrome with a complex and particular autoantibodies profile. Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) with double coloration showed a cytoplasmic mitochondrial-like pattern, a clumpy nucleolar staining pattern, and a cell-cycle related staining pattern. Following anaphase onset, proteins regulator of cytokinesis localizes to the overlap zone on the ends of midzone microtubules and becomes compacted during furrow ingression to form the midbody. Second level tests confirmed the presence of anti-mitochondrial antibodies M2-subunit but no other autoantibodies were found. We performed a home-made immunoblot analysis that identified a 37 kDa fibrillarin band, and not identify 47 kDa, 31KDa and 18/20 kDa bands. After literature review of these possible cellular localizations, the proteins recognized by our patient’s serum seem likely to be Aab to core midzone organizer components. However, due to the unavailability of the proper techniques in our laboratory, we were not able to further characterize them. The pathogenesis and morbidity of cGVHD after HSCT remains enigmatic, but the presence of specific autoantibodies are the hallmark of AD and represent a possibility of differential diagnosis. Standard techniques combined with the use of non-routinely laboratory techniques are a usefully and complementary method for studying difficult and particular cases. In fact, these autoantibodies will be considered as ‘‘diagnostic’’ and not as ‘‘esoteric’’ antibodies. In conclusion, a re-assessment of the diagnostic protocols in cGVHD together with a precise observation of the clinical and laboratory picture will ultimately help us clarify the disease and could provide a better understanding of the immune network deregulation.
Keywords: GVHD, Immunological implications, Treatment.
- Chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD)
- Stem Cell Trasplantation (SCT)
- primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
- scleroderma (SSc)
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