title: Serum levels of interleukin-15 and interleukin-10 and their correlation with proliferating cell nuclear antigen in multiple myeloma.
abstract: In order to determine prognostic factors characterizing multiple myeloma (MM) cell kinetics, bone marrow proliferative activity and serum Interleukin-10 (IL-10), and Interleukin-15 (IL-15) levels were measured in 40 newly diagnosed MM patients, compared with 10-age and sex-matched-healthy controls. Cell proliferation was evaluated by employing a monoclonal antibody directed against the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), whereas IL-10 and IL-15 were measured with quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay methods. IL-15, IL-10 and PCNA were higher in the patient group than in controls (P<0.001). IL-10 levels, and PCNA increased significantly with increasing Durie-Salmon disease stage (I-III, P<0.002, and P=0.001, respectively). Serum IL-15 levels in MM stage III patients were elevated in comparison with stages I and II, the difference however, did not reach statistical significance. There was a significant positive correlation between serum IL-15 and IL-10 levels (r: 0.372, P<0.01), and between serum IL-10 and PCNA (r: 0.608, P<0.0001), as well as a positive correlation of serum IL-15 with PCNA, which marginally failed to reach statistical significance. Serum IL-15 levels are elevated in MM patients, increase with advancing stage, and correlate with Il-10 and PCNA. These proliferative factors may be useful in assessing disease progression in MM.
authors: Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Pappa
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Miyakis
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Tsirakis
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sfiridaki
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Alegakis
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kafousi
authors: E N
authors: EN
authors: Stathopoulos
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Alexandrakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D019409:Interleukin-15 / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019409:Interleukin-15; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D016753:Interleukin-10