Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia and IL-6-mediated thrombocytosis observed in idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease

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Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a rare haematological disorder characterized by generalized lymphadenopathy with atypical histopathological features and systemic inflammation caused by a cytokine storm involving interleukin-6 (IL-6). Three clinical subtypes are recognized: thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal dysfunction, organomegaly (iMCD-TAFRO); idiopathic plasmacytic lymphadenopathy (iMCD-IPL), involving thrombocytosis and hypergammaglobulinaemia; and iMCD-not otherwise specified (iMCD-NOS), which includes patients who do not meet criteria for the other subtypes. Disease pathogenesis is poorly understood, with potential involvement of infectious, clonal and/or autoimmune mechanisms. To better characterize iMCD clinicopathology and gain mechanistic insights into iMCD, we analysed complete blood counts, other clinical laboratory values and blood smear morphology among 63 iMCD patients grouped by clinical subtype. Patients with iMCD-TAFRO had large platelets, clinical severity associated with lower platelet counts and transfusion-resistant thrombocytopenia, similar to what is observed with immune-mediated destruction of platelets in immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Conversely, elevated platelet counts in iMCD-IPL were associated with elevated IL-6 and declined following anti-IL-6 therapy. Our data suggest that autoimmune mechanisms contribute to the thrombocytopenia in at least a portion of iMCD-TAFRO patients whereas IL-6 drives thrombocytosis in iMCD-IPL, and these mechanisms likely contribute to disease pathogenesis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:204

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British journal of haematology - 204(2024), 3 vom: 05. März, Seite 921-930

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rubenstein, Ayelet I [VerfasserIn]
Pierson, Sheila K [VerfasserIn]
Shyamsundar, Saishravan [VerfasserIn]
Bustamante, Mateo Sarmiento [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Michael V [VerfasserIn]
Milller, Ira D [VerfasserIn]
Brandstadter, Joshua D [VerfasserIn]
Mumau, Melanie D [VerfasserIn]
Fajgenbaum, David C [VerfasserIn]

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Cytokines
Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Peripheral blood smear
Platelets

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 07.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bjh.19279

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NLM366593544