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====Primary Amyloidosis====
====Primary Amyloidosis====
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*Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common type: in which the amyloidogenic protein is a monoclonal light chain secreted by an underlying clonal plasma cell (or rarely B lymphoid) dyscrasia


==== Secondary Amyloidosis ====
==== Secondary Amyloidosis ====
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** [[Lipid metabolism]]
** [[Lipid metabolism]]
** [[Protease|Proteases]]
** [[Protease|Proteases]]
==== Hereditary Amyloidosis ====
* Hereditary amyloidosis are due to amyloidogenic [[Mutation|mutations]] and subsequently deposition of [[Amyloid|amyloids]], include:<ref name="pmid24497558">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mahmood S, Palladini G, Sanchorawala V, Wechalekar A |title=Update on treatment of light chain amyloidosis |journal=Haematologica |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=209–21 |date=February 2014 |pmid=24497558 |pmc=3912950 |doi=10.3324/haematol.2013.087619 |url=}}</ref>
** Transthyretin (TTR)
** Fibrinogen
** Apolipoprotein A1
** Apolipoprotein A2
** Lysozyme
** Gelsolin genes


=== Organ-specific Amyloidosis ===
=== Organ-specific Amyloidosis ===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Overview

Pathophysiology

  • Amyloid is an abnormal insoluble extracellular protein that deposits in the different tissues and causes organic dysfunction and a wide variety of clinical syndromes.[1][2]
  • These abnormal amyloids derived from misfolding and aggregation of normally soluble proteins.[3]
  • Approximately 27 amyloidogenic proteins that are associated with known human disease have been identified. The mutual feature of these proteins is their tendency to form β-pleated sheets that arranged in an antiparallel pattern. These sheets form rigid, non-branching fibrils that are proteolysis resistant. These sheets eventually cause mechanical disruption and local oxidative stress in affected organs.

Systemic Amyloidosis

Primary Amyloidosis

  • Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common type: in which the amyloidogenic protein is a monoclonal light chain secreted by an underlying clonal plasma cell (or rarely B lymphoid) dyscrasia

Secondary Amyloidosis

Hereditary Amyloidosis

  • Hereditary amyloidosis are due to amyloidogenic mutations and subsequently deposition of amyloids, include:[5]
    • Transthyretin (TTR)
    • Fibrinogen
    • Apolipoprotein A1
    • Apolipoprotein A2
    • Lysozyme
    • Gelsolin genes

Organ-specific Amyloidosis

Gross Pathology

Microscopic Pathology

In microscopy pathology of amyloidosis, amyloid is detectable as:[4]

  • Typical green birefringence under polarized light after Congo red staining
  • Linear non-branching fibrils (indefinite length with an approximately same diameter)
  • Distinct X-ray diffraction pattern consistent with Pauling's model of a cross-beta fibril

Other Diseases Associated with the Amyloid Protein

References

  1. Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN (October 2013). "Pathophysiology and treatment of systemic amyloidosis". Nat Rev Nephrol. 9 (10): 574–86. doi:10.1038/nrneph.2013.171. PMID 23979488.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Baker KR, Rice L (2012). "The amyloidoses: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment". Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 8 (3): 3–7. PMC 3487569. PMID 23227278.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pepys MB (2006). "Amyloidosis". Annu. Rev. Med. 57: 223–41. doi:10.1146/annurev.med.57.121304.131243. PMID 16409147.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Röcken C, Shakespeare A (February 2002). "Pathology, diagnosis and pathogenesis of AA amyloidosis". Virchows Arch. 440 (2): 111–122. doi:10.1007/s00428-001-0582-9. PMID 11964039.
  5. Mahmood S, Palladini G, Sanchorawala V, Wechalekar A (February 2014). "Update on treatment of light chain amyloidosis". Haematologica. 99 (2): 209–21. doi:10.3324/haematol.2013.087619. PMC 3912950. PMID 24497558.


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