ACUTE TOXOPLASMA MYOSITIS - AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL-STUDY

被引:13
作者
MATSUBARA, S [1 ]
TAKAMORI, M [1 ]
ADACHI, H [1 ]
KIDA, H [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL KANAZAWA HOSP, DEPT INTERNAL MED, KANAZAWA, JAPAN
关键词
MYOSITIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; MACROPHAGES; LYMPHOCYTES-T; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX;
D O I
10.1007/BF00334513
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The occurrence is reported of acute myositis in a man with meningoencephalitis due to toxoplasmosis. The ultrastructure and immunohistochemistry of a muscle biopsy of the patient were investigate. Toxoplasma organisms were not found in the muscle biopsy. The perivascular inflammatory cells in the muscle were mainly CD4+ T cells and the inflammatory cells in and around the muscle fibres were chiefly macrophages. Expression of major histocompatibility complex class I and II antigens was observed in the infiltrating cells and endothelial cells of the blood vessels. A small proportion of the infiltrating cells expressed interferon-gamma. A possible role of the immune mechanism in the evolution of myositis is discussed.
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