• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권13호
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• pp.5325-5330
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• 2014

Background: Chronic myelocytic leukemia is a disease that threatens both adults and children. Great progress has been achieved in treatment but protein-protein interaction networks underlining chronic myelocytic leukemia are less known. Objective: To develop a protein-protein interaction network for chronic myelocytic leukemia based on gene expression and to predict biological pathways underlying molecular complexes in the network. Materials and Methods: Genes involved in chronic myelocytic leukemia were selected from OMIM database. Literature mining was performed by Agilent Literature Search plugin and a protein-protein interaction network of chronic myelocytic leukemia was established by Cytoscape. The molecular complexes in the network were detected by Clusterviz plugin and pathway enrichment of molecular complexes were performed by DAVID online. Results and Discussion: There are seventy-nine chronic myelocytic leukemia genes in the Mendelian Inheritance In Man Database. The protein-protein interaction network of chronic myelocytic leukemia contained 638 nodes, 1830 edges and perhaps 5 molecular complexes. Among them, complex 1 is involved in pathways that are related to cytokine secretion, cytokine-receptor binding, cytokine receptor signaling, while complex 3 is related to biological behavior of tumors which can provide the bioinformatic foundation for further understanding the mechanisms of chronic myelocytic leukemia.

• 대한간호
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• 제23권2호통권125호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1984

Bone marrow transplantation has been recognized as one of the best methods in the treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia, acute leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, congenital immune deficiency syndrome and radiation exposure. While there are

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.42-44
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• 2022

Chronic invasive aspergillosis is a life-threatening disease, especially in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis and treatment of tracheal aspergillosis (TA) are challenging because of its rarity and nonspecific clinical presentations. The treatment standard of TA has been medical treatment like other forms of invasive aspergillosis, but patients with medically resistant TA require surgical intervention. We demonstrated a successful surgical outcome of chronic invasive TA in a 16-year-old patient with immunocompromised status related to acute myelocytic leukemia.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.80-87
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• 2006

Leukemias are common worldwide. Wilms'tumor1 (WT1) protein is highly expressed in leukemic blast cells of myeloid and lymphoid origin. Thus, WT1 mRNA serves as a tumor marker for leukemias detection and monitoring disease progression. Curcumin is well known for its anticancer property. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of curcumin on WT1 gene expression in patient leukemic cells. The leukemic cells were collected from 70 childhood leukemia patients admitted at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the period July 2003 to February 2005. There were 58 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 10 cases of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), and 2 cases of chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML). There were 41 males and 29 females ranging from 1 to 15 years old. Leukemic cells were cultured in the presence or absence of 10 mM curcumin for 48 h. WT1 mRNA levels were determined by RT-PCR. The result showed that curcumin reduced WT1 gene expression in the cells from 35 patients (50%). It affected the WT1 gene expression in 4 of 8 relapsed cases (50%), 12 of 24 cases of drug maintenance (50%), 7 of 16 cases of completed treatment (44%), and 12 of 22 cases of new patients (54%). The basal expression levels of WT1 gene in leukemic patient cells as compared to that of K562 cells were classified as low level (1-20%) in 6 of 20 cases (30%), medium level (21-60%) in 12 of 21 cases (57%), and high level (61-100%) in 17 of 23 cases (74%). In summary, curcumin decreased WT1 mRNA in patient leukemic cells. Thus, curcumin treatment may provide a lead for clinical treatment in leukemic patients in the future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2009

Mast cells and basophils perform important functions as pivotal effector cells in IgE-mediated allergic reactions. KU812F cells, a human basophilic cell line isolated originally from chronic myelocytic leukemia, express a high affinity receptor of IgE, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$. Kaempferol was extracted and isolated from a methanolic extract of flavonoid-rich Nelumbo nucifera stamens. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of kaempferol on $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression in human basophilic KU812F cells was examined. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression on the cell surface was suppressed in a concentration-dependent manner when the cells were cultured with kaempferol. Moreover, RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA levels for $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}-\;and\;{\gamma}$-chains were reduced as the result of kaempferol treatment in a concentration-dependent manner. Kaempferol showed its suppressive effects on intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration and histamine release from anti-$Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$-chain antibody-stimulated cells in a concentration-dependent manner. These observations indicate that kaempferol may exert antiallergic effect via down regulation of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression and degranulation.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.866-873
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• 2006

When patients with cancers are treated with chemotherapeutic agents a long time, some of the cancer cells develop the multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype. MDR cancer cells are characterized by the overexpression of multidrug resistance1 (MDR1) gene which encodes P-glycoprotein (Pgp), a surface protein of tumor cells that functions to produce an excessive efflux and thereby an insufficient intracellular concentration of chemotherapeutic agents. A variety of studies have sought potent MDR modulators to decrease MDR1 gene expression in cancer cells. Our previous study has shown that curcumin exhibits characteristics of a MDR modulator in KB-V1 multidrug-resistant cells. The aim of this study was to further investigate the effect of curcumin on MDR1 gene expression in patient leukemic cells. The leukemic cells were collected from 78 childhood leukemia patients admitted at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the period from July 2003 to February 2005. There were 61 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 14 cases of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), and 3 cases of chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML). There were 47 males and 31 females ranging from 1 to 15 years old. Bone marrows were collected. The leukemic cells were separated and cultured in the presence or absence of $10{\mu}M$ curcumin for 48 hours. MDR1 mRNA levels were determined by RT-PCR. It was found that curcumin reduced MDR1 gene expression in the cells from 33 patients (42%). Curcumin affected the MDR1 gene expression in 5 of 11 relapsed cases (45%), 10 of 26 cases of drug maintenance (38%), 7 of 18 cases of completed treatment (39%), and 11 of 23 cases of new patients (48%). The expression levels of MDR1 gene in leukemic patient cells as compared to that of KB-V1 cells were classified as low level (1-20%) in 5 of 20 cases (25%), medium level (21-60%) in 14 of 32 cases (44%), and high level (61-100%) in 14 of 20 cases (70%). In summary, curcumin decreased MDR1 mRNA level in patient leukemic cells, especially in high level of MDR1 gene groups. Thus, curcumin treatment may provide a lead for clinical treatment of leukemia patients in the future.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2005

목적: 백혈병 환자의 사지와 척추 등에 발생하는 과립구 육종(녹색종)은 매우 드물고 그 치료나 예후도 확립되어 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 과립구 육종 20 예를 대상으로 그 발병기전, 임상적 경과와 치료 결과를 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 4월부터 2004년 9월까지 본 대학 혈액 종양 센터 및 정형외과학교실에서 치료한 총 2,197명의 백혈병 환자 중 척추 및 사지에 이환되었던 과립구 육종 20명(0.91%)을 연구 대상으로 하였고, 1-78개월(평균18개월)간 추적관찰하였다. 결과: 과립구 육종의 발생 빈도는 1998년 4월부터 2004년 9월 까지 6년 5개월 간 본 대학 혈액 종양 센터에서 가료한 급성 골수성 환자 1,331명중 15례, 만성 골수성 환자 744명중 4례, 혼합형 급성 백혈병 환자 122명중 1례가 발생하여 전체 백혈병에서의 발생율은 2,197명 중 20명이 발생하여 0.91%의 빈도를 보였다. 평균 연령은 28.3세(4~52)였고, 남자 13명, 여자 7명이었다. 단발성 병변은 11례, 다발성 병변은 9례였으며, 병변은 척추 12례, 뇌실질 5례, 사지 6례, 흉부 2례, 골반부 2례, 두개골 및 안구에 각각 1례씩 발생되었다. 과립구 육종은 급성 골수성 백혈병(acute myelogenous leukemia, AML)환자 15명, 만성 골수성 백혈병(chronic myelogenous leukemia, CML) 환자 4례에서 그리고 혼합형 급성 백혈병(acute biphenotype leukemia) 환자 1례 등 총 20명 환자에서 발생하였다. 백혈병의 치료 과정중 과립구 육종의 발병 시기별로는 완전 관해 되었을 때 발병한 것이 8례, 특히 이중에서 4례는 만성 골수성 백혈병이 급성 백혈병으로 재발 악화 되면서 육종이 발병하였고, 나머지 12례는 급성 골수성 백혈병 환자의 치료 과정 중 과립구성 육종이 병발하였다. 6례에서의 조직 검사상 미성숙한 골수모세포와 림파구 등이 혼재된 전형적인 과립구 육종을 확진하였고, 과립구 육종의 치료는 전예를 백혈병의 재발 또는 진행과정에 따라 글리벡 및 스테로이드를 이용한 백혈병 자체에 대한 항암치료만을 시행하였고, 6예에서는 항암치료와 함께 과립구 육종에 대한 국소 또는 전신 방사선 치료를 병합하였다. 평균 18개월의 추시 기간 중 만성 골수성 환자의 경우는 4명 모두 사망하였고, 전체 환자는 모두12명(12/20: 60%)이 과립구성 육종의 발병이후 6.5 개월 만에 사망하였으며, 연령과 예후는 고령 발생시 더욱 불량하였다. 결론: 백혈병 환자에서 발생한 척추 및 사지의 과립구 육종의 예후는 불량하였고, 특히 만성 골수성 환자에서 발생시 예후가 더욱 불량하였으나, 급성 골수성 환자의 경우는 반드시 불량한 예후를 보이는 것은 아니여서, 백혈병 자체에 대한 적극적인 항암 치료와, 사지 과립구 육종에 대한 방사선 치료의 병합 요법이 필요하였다.