title: Neutrophil defect associated with hairy cell leukemia.
abstract: We have investigated the motility, superoxide anion production and tumor cell lysis of neutrophils from five patients affected by hairy cell leukemia. Random locomotion and chemotaxis towards denaturated casein and activated serum was normal as well as the superoxide production by opsonized zymosan. In contrast, chemotaxis and superoxide generation induced by FMLP and TPA were markedly reduced. The low responsiveness of neutrophils to TPA was also observed by evaluating cell lysis, against either non-immunized K562 target cells or antibody-coated tumor targets. In hairy cell leukemia neutrophils showed a selective reduced response to TPA and FMLP that, directly or indirectly, activate PKC, suggesting an impairment in the system of signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gavioli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spisani
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fagioli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Traniello
mesh_terms: D002465:Cell Movement; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000172:deficiency; D016897:Respiratory Burst; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate