Parenchymal cystatin C focal deposits and glial scar formation around brain arteries in Hereditary Cystatin C Amyloid Angiopathy

Autor: Birkir Thor Bragason, Stephan A. Kaeser, Elias Olafsson, Helgi J Isaksson, Angelos Skodras, Astridur Palsdottir, Asbjorg Osk Snorradottir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
Pathology
metabolism [Antigens
CD]

Cerebral arteries
metabolism [Arterioles]
pathology [Arterioles]
CD68 antigen
human

pathology [Brain]
genetics [Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Familial]

metabolism [Cicatrix]
AIF1 protein
human

Glial fibrillary acidic protein
biology
General Neuroscience
Microfilament Proteins
Brain
Anatomy
Middle Aged
genetics [Cystatin C]
DNA-Binding Proteins
Arterioles
CST3 protein
human

medicine.anatomical_structure
Female
metabolism [DNA-Binding Proteins]
Neuroglia
Brain Infarction
Adult
pathology [Cicatrix]
medicine.medical_specialty
Amyloid
Neuroimmunomodulation
physiology [Neuroimmunomodulation]
Antigens
Differentiation
Myelomonocytic

physiopathology [Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Familial]

Glial scar
White matter
blood supply [Brain]
Cicatrix
Young Adult
physiopathology [Brain Infarction]
Antigens
CD

Parenchyma
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
medicine
Humans
pathology [Cerebral Arteries]
ddc:610
Cystatin C
Molecular Biology
Aged
pathology [Neuroglia]
Calcium-Binding Proteins
pathology [Brain Infarction]
metabolism [Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein]
pathology [Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Familial]

Cerebral Arteries
Hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy
metabolism [Antigens
Differentiation
Myelomonocytic]

metabolism [Brain]
biology.protein
metabolism [Cystatin C]
Neurology (clinical)
Developmental Biology
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Familial
Zdroj: Brain research 1622, 149-162 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.019
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.019
Popis: Hereditary Cystatin C Amyloid Angiopathy (HCCAA) is an amyloid disorder in Icelandic families caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the cystatin C gene. Mutant cystatin C forms amyloid deposits in brain arteries and arterioles which are associated with changes in the arterial wall structure, notably deposition of extracellular matrix proteins. In this post-mortem study we examined the neuroinflammatory response relative to the topographical distribution of cystatin C deposition, and associated haemorrhages, in the leptomeninges, cerebrum, cerebellum, thalamus, and midbrain of HCCAA patients. Cystatin C was deposited in all brain areas, grey and white matter alike, most prominently in arteries and arterioles; capillaries and veins were not, or minimally, affected. We also observed perivascular deposits and parenchymal focal deposits proximal to affected arteries. This study shows for the first time, that cystatin C does not exclusively form CAA and perivascular amyloid but also focal deposits in the brain parenchyma. Haemorrhages were observed in all patients and occurred in all brain areas, variable between patients. Microinfarcts were observed in 34.6% of patients. The neuroinflammatory response was limited to the close vicinity of affected arteries and perivascular as well as parenchymal focal deposits. Taken together with previously reported arterial accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins in HCCAA, our results indicate that the central nervous system pathology of HCCAA is characterised by the formation of a glial scar within and around affected arteries.
Databáze: OpenAIRE