Broglio, L. and Erne, B. and Tolnay, M. and Schaeren-Wiemers, N. and Fuhr, P. and Steck, A. J. and Renaud, S.. (2008) Allograft inflammatory factor-1: a pathogenetic factor for vasculitic neuropathy. Muscle & nerve, Vol. 38. pp. 1272-1279.
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Abstract
Allograft inflammatory factor-1 (AIF-1) is a cytokine that plays a major role in the immune response and proliferative vasculopathy that occur during chronic allograft rejection. The purpose of this study was to characterize the cellular expression pattern and pathogenetic role of AIF-1 in nerve biopsies from patients with vasculitic neuropathy. We performed immunohistochemistry in human nerve biopsies of 10 patients with vasculitic neuropathies (VASs), 6 with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies (CIDPs), 5 with noninflammatory axonal neuropathies (NIANs), and 3 control nerves (CNs). In the CIDP and VAS nerves, AIF-1 expression was higher than in CN and NIAN nerves (P > 0.05). AIF-1 was increased in the arterial walls of VAS compared with CIDP nerves (P > 0.05). Vascular smooth muscle cells in vasculitic nerve express AIF-1 at a higher level compared with CIDP and NIAN. AIF-1 plays a role in inflammatory nerve disease and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and may be a new molecular target for treatment.
Faculties and Departments: | 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Neurobiology (Schaeren-Wiemers) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Pathologie USB > Allgemeine Pathologie (Tolnay) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Pathologie USB > Allgemeine Pathologie (Tolnay) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Fuhr, Peter and Tolnay, Markus and Renaud, Susanne and Steck, Andreas and Schaeren-Wiemers, Nicole |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | John Wiley |
ISSN: | 0148-639X |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2012 15:32 |
Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2012 15:30 |
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