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HPLC-based Assay to Monitor Extracellular Nucleotide/Nucleoside Metabolism in Human Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells
Published on: July 20, 2016
[Apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia]
1Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina, P. Melo 3081, 1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina. mirtagiordano@imaginaria.com.ar
Abstract:
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B cells (B-CLL) is the most prevalent leukemia in the Occidental Hemisphere. It is characterized by a progressive accumulation of monoclonal CD5+ B lymphocytes, with low amounts of surface Ig. Most B-CLL cells are arrested in the G0 phase of the cell cycle; therefore their accumulation in vivo appears to result from the inhibition of apoptosis which has been attributed to over-expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. When cultured in vitro, spontaneous apoptosis occurs, suggesting the existence in vivo of survival-promoting factors. We here show that non-malignant leukocytes, particularly monocytes and NK cells, are able to inhibit B-CLL cells apoptosis, at least in part, through the release of soluble factors. Neutralizing antibodies directed to interferon-gamma or IL-4 only partially abolish the protecting effects of accessory cells suggesting that they are not the main cytokines involved. Increased apoptosis of B-CLL cells is not associated with modifications in the expression of Bcl-2, Fas or Fas ligand. Considering that B-CLL is associated to autoimmune phenomena and recurrent infections due to hypogammaglobulinemia, it should be interesting to correlate the activation of immune responses with disease progression.
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