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Abstract
Castleman disease (CD) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by lymphadenopathy with distinctive histologic features, yet its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. This delays diagnoses and limits treatments, leading to additional morbidity and mortality. We used single- cell and spatial transcriptomics to characterize lymph nodes from unicentric CD (UCD) compared with non-specific inflammatory lymphadenopathies. While hematopoietic cells showed few compositional or transcriptional differences, lymph node stromal cells exhibited marked alterations in UCD, most notably an increased abundance of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and broadly increased stromal signaling activity. A generalized linear model distinguished histologically indeterminate lymph nodes resembling UCD from non-specific inflammation most accurately using stromal rather than hematopoietic cell composition. Immunohistochemical staining for the VSMC marker CD146 (Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule, MCAM) further discriminated UCD from other causes of lymphadenopathy. Together, these findings identify increased VSMC abundance as a hallmark of UCD and suggest that this stromal signature can be leveraged to improve pathologic diagnosis and patient stratification.
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Joshua D. Brandstadter, Samuel Meili, Joseph Zinski, Hung-Wei Cheng, Dorottya Laczko, Michael V. Gonzalez, Subin S. George, Megan S Lim, Adam Bagg, Yves Stanossek, Lucas Onder, Mechthild Lϋtge, Angelina De Martin, Bridget Austin, Melanie Mumau, Katherine S. Forsyth, Vinodh Pillai, Antonio Ferreira, Jon C. Aster, Sunita Nasta, Burkhard Ludewig, David C. Fajgenbaum, Ivan Maillard
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