title: [Study on expression of cell surface L-selectin and soluble L-selectin in patients with acute leukemia].
abstract: To study the relationship between the level of the soluble L-selectin (sL-selectin) in plasma and surface L-selectin expression on leukemic cells and episode and state of illness in acute leukemia patients, the plasma level of sL-selectin was measured by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the expressions of surface L-selectin and its gene (lyam-1) were detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. The results showed that the levels of sL-selectin were significantly higher in untreated and therapy-resistant acute leukemia patients, and expression of L-selectin mRNA and cell surface L-selectinin in untreated and NR patients were significantly lower than that in CR patients and control group (P < 0.05). The plasma levels of sL-selectin were significantly increased in patients with splenomegaly and hepatomegaly (extramedullary infiltration). The levels of sL-selectin were related to the clinical course of the acute leukemia patients. A significant correalation existed between expressions of L-selectin mRNA and surface L-selectin in acute leukemia patients (gamma = 0.782, P < 0.05). It is concluded that expression of L-selectin gene was down-regulated in level of mRNA and protein in acute leukemia patients and both changes were highly correlated. Monitoring of the plasma level of sL-selectin is possibly useful for early diagnosis of relapse and extramedullary infiltration in acute leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. changjianhua@163.com
authors.forename: Jian-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Zhen-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Fang-Ping
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qin-Zhi
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D019041:L-Selectin / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019041:L-Selectin