Abstract
Recently, it was shown that infectious bacterial aortitis can stimulate an elevated IgG4⁺ plasma cell response in the vessel wall, which could mimic IgG4 aortitis/periaortitis. However, the factors that are associated with an elevated IgG4⁺ plasma cell response in infectious aortitis are unclear. To ascertain these factors, 17 cases of infectious aortitis and 6 cases of non-infectious severe abdominal aortic atherosclerosis were assessed for the magnitude of IgG4⁺ plasma cell response. The degree of IgG4⁺ plasma cell infiltration was determined by immunohistochemistry. Infectious cases were subcharacterized as chronic (>3 weeks duration) or acute (<3 weeks duration) based on the duration of symptoms, and as involving either the ascending aorta or the distal aorta, ie, the descending thoracic and/or abdominal aorta. There was a 5-16-fold greater degree of IgG4⁺ plasma cell infiltration in the chronic distal infectious aortitis group compared with the other three infectious aortitis groups (P ≤ 0.0007), and compared with non-infectious severe abdominal aortic atherosclerosis (P<0.0008). This resulted in a greater IgG4/IgG ratio in the chronic distal infectious aortitis group compared with the acute ascending and acute distal infe...Continue Reading
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