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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Dendritic cells (DCs) are responsible for the initiation of immune responses. Two distinct subsets of blood DCs have been characterized thus far. Myeloid DCs (MDCs) and plasmacytoid monocytes (PDCs) were shown to be able to promote polarization of naive T cells. This study shows a dramatic quantitative imbalance in both circulating blood DC subsets in 37 patients with acute myeloid leukemias. Eleven patients (30%) displayed a normal quantitative profile (MDC mean, 0.37% +/- 0.21%; range, 0.01% to 0.78%; PDC mean, 0.21% +/- 0.24%; range, 0.04% to 0.62%), whereas 22 (59%) showed a tremendous expansion of MDCs (9 patients: mean, 16.76% +/- 14.03%; range, 1.36% to 41%), PDCs (4 patients: mean, 7.28% +/- 6.84%; range, 1% to 14%), or both subsets (9 patients: MDC mean, 10.86% +/- 12.36%; range, 1.02% to 37.1%; PDC mean, 4.25% +/- 3.78%; range, 1.14% to 13.04%). Finally, in 4 patients (11%), no DC subsets were detectable. Both MDC and PDC subsets exhibited the original leukemic chromosomal abnormality. Ex vivo, leukemic PDCs, but not leukemic MDCs, had impaired capacity for maturation and decreased allostimulatory activity. Also, leukemic PDCs were altered in their ability to secrete interferon-alpha. These data provide evidence that DC subsets in vivo may be affected by leukemogenesis and may contribute to leukemia escape from immune control.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3750-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-CD40 Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Interferon-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Interleukin-3, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Interleukin-4, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11739182-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Circulating blood dendritic cells from myeloid leukemia patients display quantitative and cytogenetic abnormalities as well as functional impairment.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'Immunologie des Tumeurs, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't