Peripheral blood and bone marrow TNF and TNF receptors in early and advanced stages of B-CLL in correlation with ZAP-70 protein and CD38 antigen.
The aim of the study was to evaluate TNF and TNF receptor levels in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) in correlation with clinical and laboratory parameters of B-CLL patients. TNF concentration was significantly higher in BM than in PB. In B-CLL patients elevated TNF and sTNF-RII plasma levels had a high correlation with adverse prognostic factors such as ZAP-70 and CD38. Moreover, the percentage of TNF-producing T cells was significantly higher in ZAP-70-positive comparing to ZAP-70-negative patients. TNF and sTNF-RII plasma levels were higher in the group of patients requiring treatment comparing to the patients who did not.
Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. agnieszkajunak@poczta.onet.pl
Agnieszka
A
Bojarska-Junak
Iwona
I
Hus
Ewa Wasik
EW
Szczepanek
Anna
A
Dmoszyńska
Jacek
J
Roliński
D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1