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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
Killer lymphocytes play a central therapeutic role in graft-versus-leukemia following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The Perforin/Granzyme and FAS/CD95 pathways are of crucial importance in tumor cell elimination by killer cells. In this study, we have examined whether hematological malignancies are resistant to perforin and anti-FAS antibodies. Leukemic cells were studied from 29 patients suffering either from acute or chronic myeloid leukemia (AML or CML), acute or chronic lymphoid leukemia, or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. An average of 49 vs 5% of specific cell killing was found when using perforin vs anti-FAS antibodies, respectively. Interestingly, resistance towards both perforin and anti-FAS antibodies was found exclusively in leukemic cells from patients with myeloid leukemia. Analysis of leukemic cells from patients with CML, suffering from leukemia relapse after HSCT and given donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) to induce remission, indicated that the effectiveness of treatment with DLI was not associated with sensitivity of leukemic cells to perforin. In conclusion, resistance towards anti-FAS antibodies is a common phenomenon in leukemia/lymphoma, whereas perforin resistance occurs only in myeloid leukemia. However, as a single parameter, perforin resistance does not appear to be suitable to predict the outcome of DLI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0887-6924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1401-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Antigens, CD95, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Hematologic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-K562 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Leukemia, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Lymphocyte Transfusion, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Perforin, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:15215873-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence and clinical significance of resistance to perforin- and FAS-mediated cell death in leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Jordan Laboratory for Hemato-Oncology, Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. H.G.Otten@azu.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't