期刊
HISTOPATHOLOGY
卷 53, 期 2, 页码 195-204出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03072.x
关键词
collagen fibres; elastic fibres; matrix remodelling; non-specilic interstitial pneumonia; systemic sclerosis
资金
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development [CNPq]
- Foundation for the Support of Research of the State of Sao Paulo [FAPESP 2000/14336-0]
- Laboratories for Medical Research [LIM 05]
- Clinicas Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo
Aims: To compare septal and vascular matrix remodelling, vascular occlusion, Pulmonary function tests and survival between two groups: one with idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and one with NSIP associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods and results: Pulmonary biopsy specimens were examined from 40 patients, 22 with NSIP and 18 with NSIP associated with SSc. The content of septal collagen and elastic fibres, as well as the elastic fibres in the vascular interstitium, were higher in the SSc group (P = 0.01, P = 0.001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Among pulmonary function tests. the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide/alveolar volume was affected to a greater extent in the SSc group (59%) of the predicted value in SSc and 97% in the idiopathic group). There were no differences in collagen content of the vascular interstitium, arterial occlusion, or survival between the two groups. Conclusions: Although the fibrotic process is more intense in the SSc group. it, does not affect the prognosis of these patients. Because the elastotic process is higher in the SSc group, this might suggest that autoimmune inflammatory mechanisms affecting the elastic fibre system play a greater role in the pathogenesis and pulmonary remodelling process of SSc NSIP than in idiopathic NSIP.
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