title: [Usefulness of the measurement of serum soluble IL-2 receptor alpha chain levels in clinical monitoring of non-Hodgkin lymphoma].
abstract: We measured the serum concentrations of the soluble form of interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain (sIL-2R alpha) in 25 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and 1 patient with virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VHAS) by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using two anti-IL-2R alpha monoclonal antibodies which recognize different epitopes. The sIL-2R alpha levels were markedly higher (n = 12, range = 469.2-11020 U/ml, mean +/- SD = 6153.0 +/- 1687.2 U/ml) in the sera of patients with NHL than in healthy individuals (n = 46, range = 290.1-849.3 U/ml, mean +/- SD = 459.8 +/- 126.9 U/ml, p < 0.01). The serum sIL-2R alpha levels in the NHL patients were closely associated with the stage of disease. The mean value of the serum sIL-2R alpha in each stage of NHL was as follows: stage I (469.2 U/ml, n = 1), stage II (4879.0 U/ml, n = 3), stage III (7364.8 U/ml, n = 8), stage IV (13796.2 U/ml, n = 10). However, there was no clear correlation between the elevation of serum sIL-2R alpha level and the pathological (LSG) classification of NHL. The serum sIL-2R alpha levels serially measured during the clinical course of 2 NHL patients were closely associated with the severity and the progression of the disease. Thus, the measurement of serum sIL-2R alpha levels is very useful not only for the diagnosis but also to monitor the clinical course of NHL.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Setoyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaori-Kondo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis*; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2