Histopathological abnormalities in ocular blood vessels of CADASIL patients - 25/08/11
, Jan P. Hoops, MD a, Fritz H. Stefani, MD a, Parviz Mehraein, MD b, Anselm Kampik, MD a, Martin Dichgans, MD cAbstract |
Purpose |
To assess histopathological findings in patients with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL).
Design |
Case reports and histopathological evaluation of enucleated eyes.
Methods |
Four eyes from two CADASIL patients were enucleated at autopsy and prepared for histopathological analysis using light and electron microscopy.
Results |
Thickening of arterial walls with fibrosis, eosinophilic Periodic acid Schiff-positive basement membrane material and loss of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) in the central retinal artery and its branches, the leptomeninges, the ocular adnexa, and the optic disk were observed. On electron microscopy, numerous deposits of granular, osmiophilic material in arterial walls as well as VSMC and pericyte degeneration were noted. In contrast to retinal vessels, the choroid was not affected.
Conclusion |
Our findings suggest a differential involvement of small blood vessels in CADASIL, depending on the angioarchitecture and support autopsy data of nervous tissue describing that loss of VSMCs is most pronounced in tissues depending on blood-tissue barriers.
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Vol 138 - N° 2
P. 302-305 - août 2004 Retour au numéro
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