title: [The expression and clinical significance of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and CXCR4 in acute leukemia and malignant lymphoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the expression of stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and its functional chemokine receptor CXCR4 in patients with acute leukemia and malignant lymphoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  CXCR4 expressed on the membrane surface of marrow mononuclear cells was enumerated with 3-color flow cytometry. The serum level of SDF-1 was determined with ELISA assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 in acute leukemia for ALL group, the expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 is (7115.8 +/- 946.5) ng/L and (77.2 +/- 9.7)%; for ANLL group, the expression is (4642.2 +/- 1146.8) ng/L, (38.9 +/- 11.0)% and malignant lymphoma for HD group, the expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 is (3728.9 +/- 690.9) ng/L and (9.2 +/- 2.7)%; for NHL group, the expression is (4442.1 +/- 1073.0) ng/L and (8.5 +/- 2.4)% patients were higher than that in controls the expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 is (2369.3 +/- 966.5) ng/L and (2.7 +/- 1.5)% (P < 0.01). In the leukemia group, the patients with extra-marrow infiltration have higher expression of SDF-1/CXCR4 than those without and the patients; in the lymphoma group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 is somewhat correlated with the pathogenetic process and infiltration characteristics of acute leukemia and malignant lymphoma. This can provide a new method to cure the above-mentioned hematologic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
authors.forename: Dong-feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Pei-yan
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Xing-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Xian-gui
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C515255:CXCL12 protein, human; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4