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Chromosome 5 abnormalities, deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5 (del(5q)) or monosomy 5 (-5), arise in about 10% of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), either as the sole cytogenetic abnormality or as part of complicated karyotype, and has distinct clinical implications for MDS. However, the prognostic factors of MDS patients with chromosome 5 abnormalities are not determined yet. In this study, 183 Japanese MDS patients with chromosome 5 abnormalities were analyzed. Estimated incidence of del(5q) and 5q- syndrome among MDS patients was 8.4 and 1.3%, respectively. Significant shorter overall survival (OS) and leukemia-free survival (LFS) were observed in -5 patients than del(5q) patients. Among del(5q) patients, addition of monosomy 7 or complex karyotype with more than three abnormalities were significantly related to shorter OS. LFS of del(5q) patients was divided into two risk groups by international prognostic scoring system (IPSS): low/intermediate (Int)-1 and Int-2/high groups. LFS sorted by World Health Organization classification-based prognostic scoring system (WPSS) was also divided into two groups: very low/low/Int and high/very high, and WPSS was able to predict the outcome of del(5q) patients more clearly than IPSS. Together with additional cytogenetic data, WPSS might be useful for clinical decision making in MDS patients with del(5q).
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Deleção Cromossômica , Cromossomos Humanos Par 5 , Monossomia , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/genética , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Japão , Masculino , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/mortalidade , Neutropenia/etiologia , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos ProporcionaisRESUMO
AIMS: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) usually proliferates effacing lymph follicles. In occasional cases, tumour cells show an interfollicular pattern of proliferation preserving lymph follicles. The aim was to analyse clinicopathological findings in DLBCL showing an interfollicular pattern of proliferation to determine whether this type of lymphoma is a distinct entity of DLBCL. METHODS AND RESULTS: Clinicopathological findings in 12 cases of DLBCL showing an interfollicular pattern of proliferation [interfollicular group (IF)] were examined and compared with those in 30 cases of DLBCL with ordinary morphology [control group (CG)]. IF showed a significantly lower lactate dehydrogenase level and International Prognostic Index scores than CG (P = 0.023 and P < 0.01, respectively). The frequency of localized disease, clinical stage 1 and 2, in IF was higher than that in CG (P = 0.016). A morphologically polymorphous pattern of proliferation was found in seven of 12 cases (58.3%) in IF, which was higher than that in CG, five (16.7%) of 30 cases (P < 0.01). Clonality analysis with the polymerase chain reaction method revealed that all 11 IF cases examined showed a monoclonal pattern. Immunohistochemically, the majority (11 of 12) of IF cases showed a non-germinal centre B-cell phenotype and the frequency was higher than that in CG (P = 0.021). CONCLUSION: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with an interfollicular pattern of proliferation shows distinct clinical and pathological findings from ordinary DLBCL.
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Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Proliferação de Células , Feminino , Centro Germinativo/citologia , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Japão , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fenótipo , PrognósticoRESUMO
We initially conducted a multicenter, randomized trial (n=43), and subsequently a questionnaire study (n=209) of participating hospitals, to evaluate whether infused fresh frozen plasma (FFP) could prevent the occurrence of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) after stem cell transplantation (SCT). Forty-three patients were divided into two groups: 23 receiving FFP infusions and 20 not receiving it. VOD developed in three patients not receiving FFP. Plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF) antigen levels were lower at days 0, 7 and 28 after SCT in patients receiving FFP than in those not receiving it, whereas plasma ADAMTS13 activity (ADAMTS13:AC) did not differ between them. Plasma VWF multimer (VWFM) was demonstrated to be defective in the high approximately intermediate VWFM during the early post-SCT phase, but there was a significant increase in high VWFM just before VOD onset. This suggests that a relative enzyme-to-substrate (ADAMTS13/high-VWFM) imbalance is involved in the pathogenesis of VOD. To strengthen this hypothesis, the incidence of VOD was apparently lower in patients receiving FFP infusions than in those not receiving it (0/23 vs 3/20) in the randomized trial. Further, the results combined with the subsequent questionnaire study (0/36 vs 11/173) clearly showed the incidence to be statistically significant (0/59 vs 14/193, P=0.033).
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Proteínas ADAM/sangue , Hepatopatia Veno-Oclusiva/prevenção & controle , Plasma , Transplante de Células-Tronco , Fator de von Willebrand/análise , Proteína ADAMTS13 , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Neoplasias Hematológicas/sangue , Neoplasias Hematológicas/complicações , Neoplasias Hematológicas/patologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Hepatopatia Veno-Oclusiva/sangue , Hepatopatia Veno-Oclusiva/etiologia , Hepatopatia Veno-Oclusiva/patologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasma/enzimologiaRESUMO
We previously reported that all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) inhibits growth in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-positive T-cell lines and fresh cells from patients with adult T-cell leukemia. However, the mechanism of this inhibition is not clear. In the present study, we observed that NF-kappaB transcriptional activity as well as cell growth decreased significantly in HTLV-1-positive T-cell lines in the presence of ATRA. Furthermore, we observed that ATRA reduced HTLV-1 proviral DNA, HTLV-1 genes (gag, tax, or pol mRNA) using the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. SIL-2R was reduced by ATRA in both protein level (culture supernantant) and mRNA level in HTLV-1-positive T-cell lines. Interestingly, ATRA significantly inhibited RT activity similar to azidothimidine (AZT) in HTLV-1-positive T-cell lines. Moreover, AZT inhibited proviral DNA but not NF-kappaB transcriptional activity, and sIL-2R on HTLV-1; however, ATRA inhibited of NF-kappaB, proviral DNA and sIL-2R on HTLV-1. These results suggested that the decrease in sIL-2R induced by ATRA may be caused by the actions of a NF-kappaB inhibitor acting on the NF-kappaB/sIL-2R signal pathway. These results suggested that ATRA could have two roles, as a NF-kappaB inhibitor and as an RT inhibitor.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Leucemia de Células T/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia de Células T/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Tretinoína/farmacologia , Adulto , Divisão Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por Deltaretrovirus/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Deltaretrovirus/metabolismo , Infecções por Deltaretrovirus/fisiopatologia , Regulação Leucêmica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Produtos do Gene gag/genética , Produtos do Gene pol/genética , Genes pX/genética , Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/genética , Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Células Jurkat , Leucemia de Células T/fisiopatologia , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Provírus/genética , Receptores de Interleucina-2/metabolismo , Solubilidade , Ativação Transcricional/efeitos dos fármacos , Carga ViralAssuntos
Antígenos CD34/análise , Quimiocinas CXC/fisiologia , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/fisiologia , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Apoptose , Quimiocina CXCL12 , Quimiocinas CXC/sangue , Quimiotaxia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Receptores CXCR4/análiseRESUMO
Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a life-threatening disorder characterized by pancytopenia and activation of macrophages. Recently, corticosteroid incorporated in lipid microspheres (liposteroid) has been reported to be taken up by macrophages and to suppress their functions. Here we present a case of systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by HPS that was successfully treated with liposteroid in addition to an oral corticosteroid and intravenous high-dose cyclophosphamide therapy. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and ferritin that have been reported to be associated with activity of macrophages remarkably reduced after liposteroid administration. This case suggests that liposteroid is useful for the treatment of HPS.
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Corticosteroides/administração & dosagem , Ciclofosfamida/administração & dosagem , Dexametasona/administração & dosagem , Histiocitose de Células não Langerhans/tratamento farmacológico , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/tratamento farmacológico , Administração Oral , Adulto , Biópsia por Agulha , Medula Óssea/patologia , Citocinas/análise , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Seguimentos , Histiocitose de Células não Langerhans/complicações , Histiocitose de Células não Langerhans/diagnóstico , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Interleucinas/análise , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/complicações , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/diagnóstico , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) or human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) may have a role in vascular endothelial damage after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). In total, 41 patients who underwent BMT were classified into four groups (12, 10, 7, and 12 patients who were infected with both CMV and HHV-6, CMV alone, HHV-6, and neither virus, respectively). Levels of thrombomodulin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and cyclic GMP were 7.5+/-1.7 FU/ml, 76.4+/-24.1 ng/ml, and 9.51+/-1.1 pmol/ml, respectively, in the patients with both viruses, while the respective values were 2.9+/-0.67 FU/ml, 33.8+/-8.09 ng/ml, and 2.90+/-1.4 pmol/ml in patients infected with CMV alone, 4.8+/-0.96 FU/ml, 47.7+/-9.21 ng/ml, and 5.48+/-0.55 pmol/ml in patients with HHV-6 alone, and 1.6+/-0.39, 17.5+/-7.88 ng/ml, and 0.45+/-0.3 in those with neither virus. All three markers were significantly higher in the three groups with at least one virus than in the uninfected patients (P<0.05), and were also higher in patients with HHV-6 alone than in those with CMV alone (P<0.05). These results suggest that infection by CMV or HHV-6 causes vascular endothelial injury, with HHV-6 having a stronger effect than CMV, and combined infection having a stronger effect than either virus alone. Such viral infection may be a cause of thrombotic microangiopathy after BMT.
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Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/patologia , Endotélio Vascular/patologia , Endotélio Vascular/virologia , Herpesvirus Humano 6 , Infecções por Roseolovirus/patologia , Aciclovir/administração & dosagem , Adolescente , Adulto , Antivirais/administração & dosagem , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Trombose/virologiaAssuntos
Diabetes Insípido Neurogênico/etiologia , Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central/complicações , Diabetes Insípido Neurogênico/tratamento farmacológico , Diabetes Insípido Neurogênico/patologia , Feminino , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hipófise/patologia , Prednisolona/uso terapêutico , Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central/tratamento farmacológico , Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologiaRESUMO
Aspergillosis is known for the variety of unusual presentations in immuno-suppressed patients. We report a patient in whom aspergillosis caused the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. A 37-year-old woman became febrile soon after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Chest radiography demonstrated a 5-cm mass extending from the right lung apex to the right supraclavicular fossa beside her Hickman catheter. She then developed SVC syndrome, which progressed despite treatment. Despite recovery of the white blood cell count, the patient continued to deteriorate, became comatose, suffered a cardiac arrest and died 31 days after BMT. Autopsy revealed Aspergillus infection at the apex of the right lung associated with innominate artery thrombosis.
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Aspergilose/complicações , Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/microbiologia , Adulto , Aspergilose/etiologia , Autopsia , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia/complicações , Leucemia/terapia , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/etiologia , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Cutaneous GVHD is histologically similar to eruptions induced by drugs containing a sulfhydryl group. The levels of interleukin-2 and interleukin-2 receptor were determined in a group of patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT) without graft-versus-host disease or any other complications and in a group with cutaneous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) alone. In patients who only developed cutaneous GVHD, both interleukin-2 and inter-leukin-2 receptor levels were elevated when the disease was evident. As the elevation of these parameters became more marked, the grade of cutaneous graft versus-host disease also increased. In some patients, only one of the two parameters was elevated and the grade of graft-versus-host disease was low or no skin manifestations were seen. These findings suggest that interleukin-2 and interleukin-2 receptor act together in the development of cutaneous GVHD. This study also showed that the mechanism of cutaneous GVHD resembles that involved in the induction of eruptions by sulfhydryl-containing drugs.
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Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Toxidermias/etiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Dermatopatias/induzido quimicamente , Compostos de Sulfidrila/efeitos adversos , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Adulto , Transplante de Medula Óssea/imunologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Toxidermias/patologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/imunologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/patologia , Humanos , Interleucina-2/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Receptores de Interleucina-2/sangue , Dermatopatias/diagnóstico , Dermatopatias/patologia , Transplante Homólogo/efeitos adversos , Transplante Homólogo/imunologiaRESUMO
We investigated whether pretreatment with eicosapentaenoic acid, an inhibitor of leukotriene (LT) B4, could ameliorate acute colonic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Seventeen patients undergoing unrelated BMT were divided into two groups, with eight patients receiving eicosapentaenoic acid and nine not receiving it. The grade of GVHD after transplantation was compared with that estimated from the pretransplantation LTB4 level. The levels of LTB4 and several cytokines were also monitored. The actual grade of GVHD was lower than that estimated from LTB4 levels in three of the eight patients from the treated group, and there was a significant difference between the treated and untreated groups (p < 0.05, chi 2 test). The levels of LTB4, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were all significantly lower in the treated group (p < 0.05, Student's t-test). These findings suggest that eicosapentaenoic acid may ameliorate acute colonic GVHD when administered from before BMT.
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Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Colite/tratamento farmacológico , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/uso terapêutico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/tratamento farmacológico , Doença Aguda , Administração Oral , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Colite/sangue , Colite/patologia , Ácido Eicosapentaenoico , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/farmacologia , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/sangue , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/patologia , Humanos , Leucotrieno B4/sangue , MasculinoAssuntos
Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Artrite Reumatoide/etiologia , Cisteína/análogos & derivados , Interferon-alfa/efeitos adversos , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/uso terapêutico , Artrite Reumatoide/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma de Células Renais/cirurgia , Cisteína/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/cirurgia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resultado do TratamentoAssuntos
Biomarcadores Tumorais/biossíntese , Leucemia Mieloide/diagnóstico , Peroxidase/biossíntese , Doença Aguda , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Biomarcadores Tumorais/imunologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Hibridização In Situ , Leucemia Mieloide/enzimologia , Leucemia Mieloide/patologia , Linfonodos/patologia , Linfoma não Hodgkin/diagnóstico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Peroxidase/genética , Peroxidase/imunologia , RNA Neoplásico/biossíntese , Transcrição GênicaRESUMO
All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) has been incorporated in front-line therapy for newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). We conducted a multicenter study of differentiation therapy with ATRA alone or in combination with chemotherapy followed by intensive postremission chemotherapy in patients with APL (the JALSG APL92 study), and analyzed prognostic factors to increase the cure rate in our subsequent trial. From 1992 to 1997, adult patients with newly diagnosed APL received oral ATRA 45 mg/m2 daily alone until complete remission (CR) if initial leukocyte counts were < 3.0x10(9)/l, and ATRA daily plus daunorubicin (DNR) 40 mg/m2x3 days plus enocitabine (BHAC) 200 mg/m2x5 days if leukocyte counts were > or =3.0 x 10(9)/l. If peripheral blasts exceeded 1.0x10(9)/l during therapy, DNRx3 days plus BHACx5 days was added. After CR was achieved, three courses of consolidation and six courses of maintenance/intensification chemotherapy were administered. Of 376 patients enrolled, 369 were evaluable (median age 46 years, range 15-86 years; median leukocyte counts 2.0x10(9)/l), and 333 (90%) achieved CR (94% of patients treated with ATRA alone, 88% with ATRA plus later chemotherapy, 89% with ATRA plus initial chemotherapy, and 86% with ATRA plus initial and later chemotherapy). At a median follow-up of 45 months, the predicted 6-year overall and event-free survival (EFS) rates for all patients were 65% and 52%, respectively. Favorable prognostic factors for CR were younger age, no or mild purpura, high serum total protein level, low lactate dehydrogenase level, and no or mild disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Favorable prognostic factors for EFS were leukocyte counts < 10.0x10(9)/l, mild DIC, and no sepsis during induction therapy. In the JALSG APL97 study, we intensified chemotherapy for patients with leukocyte counts > or =3.0x10(9)/l, and are randomly testing whether further chemotherapy is required for APL patients with negative PCR for PML/retinoic acid receptor alpha in the maintenance phase.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Promielocítica Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Tretinoína/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Leucemia Promielocítica Aguda/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Tretinoína/administração & dosagem , Tretinoína/efeitos adversosRESUMO
We report the results of a phase III trial comparing tacrolimus (FK506) with cyclosporine for GVHD prophylaxis after allogeneic BMT. From February 1995 to July 1996, 136 patients were enrolled and followed up to September 1997. During the first 100 days post-transplant the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD (the primary end-point) was lower in the tacrolimus group (17.5%) compared with the cyclosporine group (48.0%, P < 0.0001). A significant difference was observed between the tacrolimus and cyclosporine groups when subset analyses were performed based on recipients from HLA-matched siblings (13.3% vs 41.3%, P = 0.015) or donors other than HLA-matched siblings (21.4% vs 53.8%, P= 0.0029). The incidence of chronic GVHD (47.3% and 47.8%) and Kaplan-Meier estimate of overall survival (62.9% and 65.2%) were similar between the tacrolimus and cyclosporine groups, respectively. The overall leukemia relapse rate was not significantly different between the tacrolimus and cyclosporine groups (19.6% and 11.4%, respectively). However, the relapse rate among recipients from HLA-matched siblings was significantly higher in the tacrolimus group (30.9%) compared with the cyclosporine group (3.6%, P = 0.013). These results suggest the merit of tacrolimus for the prophylaxis of acute GVHD, but a lack of merit for a graft-versus-leukemia effect among recipients from HLA-matched sibling donors.
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Transplante de Medula Óssea/imunologia , Ciclosporina/uso terapêutico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Leucemia/terapia , Tacrolimo/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Transplante de Medula Óssea/mortalidade , Ciclosporina/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/epidemiologia , Teste de Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Incidência , Leucemia/mortalidade , Depleção Linfocítica , Masculino , Núcleo Familiar , Recidiva , Taxa de Sobrevida , Tacrolimo/efeitos adversos , Fatores de Tempo , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Urinary trypsin inhibitor has attracted attention as an index of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this study, the urine concentration of trypsin inhibitor was measured to compare the immunological insult of conventional chemotherapy and conditioning chemotherapy for bone marrow transplantation. We also investigated whether urinary trypsin inhibitor was a useful index of the complications and outcome of bone marrow transplantation. Urinary trypsin inhibitor concentration was determined before chemotherapy, on the day after finishing chemotherapy (day 0 of transplantation), and during recovery of the white cell count, in 17 patients (seven receiving conventional chemotherapy and 10 receiving conditioning for bone marrow transplantation). Urinary trypsin inhibitor concentrations were significantly higher after conditioning for bone marrow transplantation than after conventional chemotherapy (P < 0.001), indicating that conditioning was more invasive. After bone marrow transplantation, the incidence of severe complications and the mortality rate were higher in patients whose urinary trypsin inhibitor concentrations rose during recovery of the white cell count. Comparison of urinary trypsin inhibitor concentrations suggested that conditioning for bone marrow transplantation was more invasive than conventional chemotherapy. This study also suggested that the urine concentration of trypsin inhibitor could be useful for predicting the risk of complications and outcome of bone marrow transplantation.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Glicoproteínas/urina , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/imunologia , Biomarcadores , Feminino , Neoplasias Hematológicas/imunologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/urina , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Imunologia de TransplantesRESUMO
In ABO major incompatibility on bone marrow transplantation (BMT), red cells must be removed from collected marrow fluid to prevent hemolysis. We report the concentration of progenitor cells collected using a continuous flow cell separator (Cobe Spectra). The average volume of concentrated bone marrow was 132 +/- 47 ml and that of red cells included was 5.1 +/- 2.4 ml. The red cell removal rate was 97.6%. The recovery rate was 40.6% for total nuclear cells, 77.9% for mononuclear cells, 100% for CD34+ cells, and 93.9% for colony forming unit granulocyte-macrophage. Eighteen patients undergoing allogeneic BMT showed no signs of fever or hemolysis during concentrated marrow fluid transfusion. The recovery rate of progenitor cells was high, indicating sufficient recovery of hemopoiesis. This technique is applicable in ABO-incompatible BMT and in frozen-storage stem cells.
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Purging da Medula Óssea/instrumentação , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Sistema ABO de Grupos Sanguíneos , Contagem de Células Sanguíneas , Incompatibilidade de Grupos Sanguíneos , Purging da Medula Óssea/métodos , Citometria de Fluxo , HumanosRESUMO
In this study, five single clones were randomly established by limiting dilution method from each of the HTLV-I positive T cell lines - HUT 102 and ATL-2, and examined for the all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) sensitivity, respectively. For each clone, we found a significant correlation between the reduction in 3[H]-thymidine incorporation and the reduction in CD25 expression (r=0.701, P<0.05) following treatment with 10(-5) M ATRA for 48 h. Agarose gel electrophoresis revealed DNA fragmentation of the cell lines treated with ATRA, indicative of apoptosis. These results suggested that the tax gene in the HTLV-I genome might be a key molecule involved in cell proliferation and CD25 expression. Thereafter, we transfected the tax gene in the expression vector (pCMV-Tax-neo) into the HTLV-I(-) T cell line Jurkat and examined the effects of ATRA on cell growth. The results showed that ATRA sensitivity was acquired by the Jurkat cells transfected with the tax gene expression vector, but not in those transfected with the control vector. We also observed NF-kappaB transcriptional activity on Jurkat cells transfected with the tax gene by CAT assay in the presence or absence of ATRA. NF-kappaB transcriptional activity was decreased significantly on Jurkat cells transfected with the tax gene after ATRA treatment. Taken together, these results indicate that ATRA may affect or block the Tax/NF-kappaB signaling pathway in ATL cells.