The lymph node transcriptome of unicentric and idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease

Castleman disease is a polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by unicentric or multicentric lymphadenopathy with characteristic histomorphological features, in addition to variable inflammatory symptomatology. The molecular mechanisms and etiologies of unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) and idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) are poorly understood, and identification of targetable disease mediators remains an unmet clinical need. We performed whole exome sequencing on lymph node biopsies from patients with UCD and iMCD and compared the transcriptomic profiles to that of benign control lymph nodes. We identified significantly upregulated genes in UCD (n=443), iMCD (n=316) or both disease subtypes (n=51) and downregulated genes in UCD (n=321), iMCD (n=105) or both (n=10). The transcriptomes of UCD and iMCD showed enrichment and upregulation of elements of the complement cascade. By immunohistochemistry, C4d deposits indicative of complement activation were found to be present in UCD and iMCD, mostly within abnormally regressed germinal centers, but also in association with plasma cell clusters, endothelial cells and stroma cell proliferations. Other enriched gene sets included collagen organization, S1P3 pathway and VEGFR pathway in UCD; and humoral response, oxidative phosphorylation and proteosome in iMCD. Analysis of cytokine transcripts showed upregulation of CXCL13 but not IL6 in UCD and iMCD. Among angiogenic mediators, the VEGFR1 ligand placental growth factor (PGF) was upregulated in both disease subtypes. We hereby report for the first time the whole lymph node transcriptomes of UCD and iMCD, underscoring findings that could aid in the discovery of targetable disease mediators.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Haematologica. 2023 Jan 01;108(1):7-8. - PMID 35484683

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

Enthalten in:

Haematologica - 108(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 207-218

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Horna, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
King, Rebecca L [VerfasserIn]
Jevremovic, Dragan [VerfasserIn]
Fajgenbaum, David C [VerfasserIn]
Dispenzieri, Angela [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.01.2023

Date Revised 03.02.2023

published: Electronic

CommentIn: Haematologica. 2023 Jan 01;108(1):7-8. - PMID 35484683

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3324/haematol.2021.280370

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340134887