Linking clinical phenotypes of chronic lung allograft dysfunction to changes in lung structure

Author:

Verleden Stijn E.,Vasilescu Dragoş M.,McDonough John E.,Ruttens David,Vos Robin,Vandermeulen Elly,Bellon Hannelore,Geenens Rachel,Verbeken Erik K.,Verschakelen Johny,Van Raemdonck Dirk E.,Wuyts Wim A.,Sokolow Youri,Knoop Christiane,Cooper Joel D.,Hogg James C.,Verleden Geert M.,Vanaudenaerde Bart M.

Abstract

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) remains the major barrier to long-term success after lung transplantation. This report compares gross and microscopic features of lungs removed from patients receiving a redo-transplant as treatment for CLAD.Lungs donated by patients with either the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) or restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) phenotype of CLAD and appropriate control lungs (eight per group) were air-inflated, frozen solid and kept frozen while a multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) was obtained. The lung was then cut into 2-cm thick transverse slices and sampled for micro-CT and histopathology.The MDCT showed reduced lung volume with increased lung weight and density in RAS versus BOS and control (p<0.05). Although pre-terminal bronchioles were obstructed in both phenotypes, RAS lungs showed a reduction of pre-terminal bronchioles (p<0.01). Micro-CT and matched histopathology showed that RAS was associated with reduced numbers of terminal bronchioles/lung compared to BOS and controls (p<0.01), with expansion of the interstitial compartment and obliteration of the alveolar airspaces by fibrous connective tissue.RAS is associated with greater destruction of both pre-terminal and terminal bronchioles. Additionally, the interstitial compartments are expanded and alveolar airspaces are obliterated by accumulation of fibrous connective tissue.

Publisher

European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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