Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1- (HTLV-1-) associated arthritis is a relatively common disease. However, tenosynovitis owing to adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is a rare condition. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of tenosynovitis caused by conversion to acute ATL from one of the other ATL types. We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with bilateral wrist tenosynovitis owing to the conversion to acute ATL from one of the other ATL types. She had swelling around the bilateral wrist joint under well controlled RA inflammation. She had no symptoms, physical findings, or laboratory findings indicative of conversion to acute ATL from one of the other ATL types. She underwent tenosynovectomy on the volar and dorsal sides of the left wrist joint to diagnose the cause of swelling around the bilateral wrist joint. Pathological analysis revealed diffuse proliferation of medium-sized atypical CD4(+) lymphocytes. Interestingly, she was diagnosed with wrist tenosynovitis caused by an acute ATL type. This diagnosis suggested that clinicians must consider ATL in connection with atypical wrist tenosynovitis in HTLV-1-endemic areas.
Morbidity and mortality rates associated with atherosclerosis-related diseases are increasing. Therefore, developing new research models is important in furthering our understanding of atherosclerosis and investigate novel treatments. Here, we designed novel vascular-like tubular tissues from multicellular spheroids composed of human aortic smooth muscle cells (SMC), endothelial cells, and fibroblasts using a bio-3D printer. We also evaluated their potential as a research model for Mönckeberg’s medial calcific sclerosis. The tubular tissues were sufficiently strong to be handled 1 week after printing and could still be cultured for 3 weeks. Histological assessment showed that calcified areas appeared in the tubular tissues within 1 week after culture in a medium containing inorganic phosphate (Pi) or calcium chloride as the calcification-stimulating factors. Calcium deposition was confirmed using micro-computed tomography imaging. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis revealed that the expression of osteogenic transcription factors increased in calcified tubular tissues. Furthermore, the administration of Pi and rosuvastatin enhanced tissue calcification. The bio-3D printed vascular-like tubular structures, which are composed of human-derived cells, can serve as a novel research model for Mönckeberg’s medial calcific sclerosis.
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