Clinical features of organizing pneumonia in anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
Respiratory Investigation(2022)
摘要
Background
Anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody is an autoantibody marker often observed in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The pathological relevance of complicated pulmonary disorders in anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD remains unclear. We aimed to assess the clinical and histological relevance of complicated pulmonary disorders in anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 52 patients with anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD and conducted immunohistochemical evaluations of the lung biopsy specimens.
Results
Among 52 patients with anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD, 4 patients showed pulmonary involvement with a diagnosis of organizing pneumonia (OP). The proportion of males was larger (75% vs. 12.5%; p = 0.013) and creatine kinase levels were higher (458.3 U/L vs. 83.9 U/L; p = 0.003) in patients with OP than in those without OP. OP development preceded or coincided with the NMOSD symptoms. Chest computed tomography findings were consistent with OP in all four patients. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid predominantly contained lymphocytes. Transbronchial lung biopsy revealed intraluminal plugs of inflammatory debris within the alveoli. Alveolar epithelial cells covering the OP lesions exhibited AQP4 loss, immunoglobulin G deposition, and complement activation. Corticosteroid treatment resulted in clinical improvement of OP.
Conclusion
OP may be considered a pulmonary manifestation of anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD beyond the central nervous system. Complement-dependent cytotoxicity of the lung epithelial cells caused by anti-AQP4 antibody is at least partly involved in OP development. When diagnosing NMOSD, the possibility of OP should be carefully evaluated based on the detailed history and chest imaging findings.
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Organizing pneumonia,Aquaporin-4,Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,Complement-dependent cytotoxicity,Pulmonary manifestation
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