Clinicopathological features of intestinal mucosal lesions in AIDS patients and their relation with CD4+ T lymphocytes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2019.05.009
- VernacularTitle: 艾滋病患者肠黏膜病变临床病理特点及其与CD4阳性T淋巴细胞的相关性
- Author:
Lei SUN
1
;
Liang ZHANG
1
;
Xiangmei CHEN
1
;
Ping LI
2
;
Hongxin ZHAO
3
;
Jiamin CHEN
1
;
Kun YANG
1
;
Zhiyuan MA
1
;
Peng WANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases of Combined Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, Beijing 100015, China
2. Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
3. Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
AIDS-related opportunistic infections;
Intestinal mucosa;
Antigens, CD4;
T-lymphocytes
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pathology
2019;48(5):378-384
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the histopathological features of different opportunistic infections and tumors of the intestinal mucosa in AIDS patients, and to explore the correlation between different lesions and CD4+ T lymphocyte levels.
Methods:Colonic mucosal biopsy specimens of 263 patients with clinically diagnosed AIDS and abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in the stool and other gastrointestinal symptoms were collected from Beijing Ditan Hospital from 2010 to 2018. There were 232 males and 31 females, with age range 10-81 (mean 40±13) years. HE staining, histochemical special staining, immunohistochemical staining, and in-situ hybridization were used to detect the expression of different opportunistic infection pathogens, tumors and CD4+ T lymphocytes. Peripheral blood was also taken for CD4+ T lymphocytes, CD8+ T lymphocytes, HIV viral load and routine indicators.
Results:The cohort included 263 intestinal mucosal biopsy specimens. There were 175 cases (66.5%) of non-specific inflammation, and pathogens were detected in 41 cases (15.6%), including 20 cases(7.6%) of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, 12 cases (4.6%) of mycobacterial infection, eight cases (3.0%) of amoeba infestation, and one case (0.3%) of talaromycesmarneffei infection; there were also 41 (15.6%) neoplastic lesions including 25 cases (9.5%) of intraepithelial neoplasia, 10 cases (3.8%) of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, six cases (2.3%) of lymphoma; and six cases (2.3%) of ulcerative colitis. The peripheral blood CD4+T lymphocyte levels of patients with CMV, mycobacteria and talaromycesmarneffei were less than 200/μL; the peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocyte level (P<0.01) and intestinal mucosa CD4+T lymphocytes (P<0.01) were all significantly lower than those in patients with non-specific inflammation. The peripheral red blood cells and hemoglobin levels of patients with CMV and mycobacterial infection (P<0.01), adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05) were significantly lower than those of non-specific inflammation patients.
Conclusions:Pathologic examination of intestinal mucosa can identify specific infections and neoplastic lesions in AIDS patients; the most common lesions are non-specific inflammation, and CMV infection is the most common opportunistic infections; CMV, mycobacteria and talaromycesmarneffei infections are associated with decreased levels of CD4+ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood and intestinal mucosa; entamoeba histolytica infestation and non-HIV-related neoplastic lesions such as intraepithelial neoplasia, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are not associated with changes in AIDS immune function.
