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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 26(2): 23-27, Mayo-ago. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-584692

ABSTRACT

La leucemia promielocítica (LPM) subtipo M3 representa del 5-15 por ciento en la clasificación FAB de las leucemias mieloides agudas (LMA). Está asociada con características genéticas únicas que incluyen la translocación recíproca t(15;17)(q22;q12). El mecanismo por el que ocurre la t(15;17) no se conoce. Las leucemias de estirpe mieloide expresan diversos antígenos de diferenciación tumoral como son la proteinasa 3 (PR 3) y la mieloperoxidasa (MPO) que se encuentran sobreexpresados en el promielocito. Se plantea que participan en la maduración y en la regulación de la división celular. Existe poca información acerca de la respuesta inmune de pacientes con LPM dirigida contra las células tumorales. En nuestro trabajo se detectó la presencia de anticuerpos contra los antígenos de diferenciación tumoral PR3 y MPO en diferentes fases del tratamiento de la enfermedad, mediante inmunofluorescencia indirecta. Los anticuerpos anti PR3 y anti MPO se detectaron en aquellos pacientes sin tratar y en fase de inducción, no así en la consolidación y mantenimiento, de ahí su posible utilidad como marcadores de diferenciación celular.


ABSTRACT Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) subtype M3 represents the 5-15 percent in the FAB classification of acute myeloid leukemias (AML). It is associated with the unique genetic features including the reciprocal t-translocation (15;17) (q22;q12). The mechanism of t is unknown. The myeloid leukemias express different tumoral differentiation antigens such as the proteinase 3 (PR 3) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) which are over-expressed in promyelocyte. It is involved in maturation and regulation of cell division. There is scarce information on the immune response of patients with PLM against tumor cells. In our paper we detected presence of antibodies to RP3 and MPO tumor differentiation antigens in different phases of disease treatment by indirect immunofluorescence. Anti-MPO and anti-PR3 antibodies were detected in those patients without treatment and in induction phase but not in the consolidation and maintenance, thus its potential usefulness as cellular differentiation markers.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Antigens, Differentiation , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/complications , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/immunology , Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 26(1): 27-32, ene.-mar. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-617296

ABSTRACT

La leucemia promielocítica (LPM) está asociada con características genéticas únicas que incluyen la translocación recíproca t(15;17)(q22;q12) con la formación del complejo PML-RARa, el cual representa más del 95 por ciento de las proteínas de fusión en la LPM y resulta una diana potencial de la respuesta inmune. Los tratamientos actuales conocidos por terapias de diferenciación combinan el ácido trans retinoico (ATRA) y las antraciclinas, así como el trióxido de arsénico; resultan en una sobrevida a largo plazo y la cura potencial aproximadamente entre el 70 y 80 por ciento de los pacientes. En estudios realizados en ratones con LPM inmunizados con una vacuna de ADN elaborada mediante la fusión del oncogen PML-RARa al fragmento C de la toxina tetánica como adyuvante, conjuntamente con ATRA, se produjeron títulos elevados de anticuerpos. Se logró una sobrevida significativa, entre 120-300 días, comparada con la de ratones a los que se administró placebo. En nuestro trabajo se detectó la presencia de anticuerpos contra la proteína de fusión PML-RARa en diferentes fases del tratamiento, lo que indica la capacidad de respuesta de estos pacientes frente al antígeno tumoral. Los anticuerpos anti PML-RARa se detectaron en aquellos pacientes sin tratar y en fase de inducción, no así en la consolidación y mantenimiento, de ahí su posible utilidad como marcador de diferenciación celular a partir de la presencia o ausencia de la proteína de fusión en la célula leucémica.


Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) is associated with unique genetic features including the t reciprocal translocation (15; 17) (q22; q22) with PML-RARa, which accounted for more than 95 percent of fusion protein in PML and is a potential target of immune response. The current treatments known as differentiation therapies combine the trans-retinoic acid (TRA) and the anthracyclines, as well as the trioxide arsenic (As(2)0(3)); become in a long-term survival and the potential cure in about the 70 to 80 percent of patients. In studies conducted in LPM-mice immunized with a DNA vaccine made the PML-RARa oncogene fusion to C fragment of tetanus toxin as coadjuvant together with TRA were antibodies high titers. It was possible to achieve a significant survival among 120-130 days compared with that of placebo-mice. In our paper it was detected the presence of antibodies to PML-RARa fusion protein in different phases of treatment indicating the response to these patients to tumor antibody. The anti-PML-RARa were detected in those non-treated patients and in induction fusion, but not in consolidation and maintenance, thus its potential usefulness as cellular differentiation marker from presence or absence of fusion protein un leukemic cell.


Subject(s)
Humans , Antibodies , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/immunology , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 39(5): 615-620, May 2006. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-425793

ABSTRACT

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by the expansion of blasts that resemble morphologically promyelocytes and harbor a chromosomal translocation involving the retinoic acid receptor a (RARa) and the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) genes on chromosomes 17 and 15, respectively. The expression of the PML/RARa fusion gene is essential for APL genesis. In fact, transgenic mice (TM) expressing PML/RARa develop a form of leukemia that mimics the hematological findings of human APL. Leukemia is diagnosed after a long latency (approximately 12 months) during which no hematological abnormality is detected in peripheral blood (pre-leukemic phase). In humans, immunophenotypic analysis of APL blasts revealed distinct features; however, the precise immunophenotype of leukemic cells in the TM model has not been established. Our aim was to characterize the expression of myeloid antigens by leukemic cells from hCG-PML/RARa TM. In this study, TM (N = 12) developed leukemia at the mean age of 13.1 months. Morphological analysis of bone marrow revealed an increase of the percentage of immature myeloid cells in leukemic TM compared to pre-leukemic TM and wild-type controls (48.63 ± 16.68, 10.83 ± 8.11, 7.4 ± 5.46 percent, respectively; P < 0.05). Flow cytometry analysis of bone marrow and spleen from leukemic TM identified the asynchronous co-expression of CD34, CD117, and CD11b. This abnormal phenotype was rarely detected prior to the diagnosis of leukemia and was present at similar frequencies in hematologically normal TM and wild-type controls of different ages. The present results demonstrate that, similarly to human APL, leukemic cells from hCG-PML/RARa TM present a specific immunophenotype.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Antigens, CD/immunology , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/immunology , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/immunology , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/immunology , Antigens, CD/genetics , Bone Marrow/immunology , Bone Marrow/pathology , Cathepsins , Flow Cytometry , Genotype , Immunophenotyping , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/genetics , Mice, Transgenic , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics , Serine Endopeptidases , Spleen/immunology , Spleen/pathology
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Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis. 2006; 83 (1-4): 49-52
in French | IMEMR | ID: emr-76079

ABSTRACT

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia [AML3] is characterized by particular clinical and biological features. We report the cytology and the immunophenotype of 14 AML3 from which 3 were AML3v. A double negativity of HLA-DR and CD34 is found in 12 cases and aberrant expression of CD2 in 2 AML3v. Aberrant expression of CD56 and CD22 was shown in, respectively, one case, CD15, CD65 and CD117 expressions were variable. Cytological diagnosis is often evident, although in some cases, it is not typicaland immunophenotype will contribute to the diagnosis


Subject(s)
Humans , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/immunology , Cell Biology , Immunophenotyping , Flow Cytometry , HLA-DR Antigens , CD2 Antigens , Antigens, CD34
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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 15(1): 30-34, ene.-abr. 1999. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-299657

ABSTRACT

Se efectuó la determinación de inmunocomplejos circulantes (ICC) así como la medición del sistema complemento por la vía clásica, vía alterna, actividad del factor B y la cuantificación del tercer (C3) y cuarto (C4) componentes de complemento en 30 pacientes con leucemia promielocítica (LPM) al diagnóstico, 22 de los cuales presentaron coagulación intravascular diseminada (CID). Se demostró la existencia de niveles elevados de ICC en los enfermos con CID y una disminución significativa de la actividad de la vía clásica, los componentes C3 y C4 en los enfermos con CID, al compararlos con el grupo de pacientes que no presentaba el trastorno de la hemostasia y los controles normales, lo que sugiere la posible participación de estos parámetros en el fenómeno de la CID en estos enfermos


Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/immunology , Antigen-Antibody Complex/analysis , Complement System Proteins , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/immunology
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