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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Infection is a major obstacle in cancer chemotherapy. Neutropenia has been considered to be the most important risk factor for severe infection; however, other factors, such as impaired neutrophil function, may be involved in susceptibility to infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy. In this study, we analyzed neutrophil function in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Whole blood samples were obtained from 16 children with ALL at diagnosis, after induction chemotherapy, and after consolidation chemotherapy. Oxidative burst and phagocytic activity of neutrophils were analyzed by flow cytometry. Oxidative burst of neutrophils was impaired in ALL patients. The percentage of neutrophils with normal oxidative burst after PMA stimulation was 59.0 +/- 13.2 or 70.0 +/- 21.0% at diagnosis or after induction chemotherapy, respectively, which was significantly lower compared with 93.8 +/- 6.1% in healthy control subjects (P = 0.00004, or 0.002, respectively); however, this value was normal after consolidation chemotherapy. No significant differences were noted in phagocytic activity in children with ALL compared with healthy control subjects. Impaired oxidative burst of neutrophils may be one risk factor for infections in children with ALL, especially in the initial periods of treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1865-3774
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Anemia, Aplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Immune Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Infection, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Respiratory Burst, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19728023-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Suppressed neutrophil function in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article