Objective: To investigate the association between the T cell inhibitory receptor programmed death 1(PD-1)and T cell exhaustion status in T cells from patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia(AML) and AML in c...Objective: To investigate the association between the T cell inhibitory receptor programmed death 1(PD-1)and T cell exhaustion status in T cells from patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia(AML) and AML in complete remission(CR).Methods:Surface expression of PD-1 and the exhaustion and immunosenescence markers CD244 and CD57 on CD3+,CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood samples from 20 newly diagnosed,untreated AML patients and 10 cases with AML in CR was analyzed by flow cytometry.Twenty-three healthy individuals served as control.Results:A significantly higher percentage of PD-1+ cells were found for CD3+ T cells in the de novo AML group compared with healthy controls.In addition,an increased level of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells,but not PD-1+ CD4+,was found for CD3+ T cells in the de novo AML and AML-CR samples.A higher percentage of CD244+ CD4+,CD244+ CD8+,CD57+ CD4+ and CD57+ CD8+ T cells was found in CD3+ T cells in samples from those with de novo AML compared with those from healthy controls.Strong increased PD-1+ CD244+ and PD-1+ CD57+ coexpression was found for CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the de novo AML group compared with healthy controls.Conclusions:We characterized the major T cell defects,including co-expression of PD-1 and CD244,CD57-exhausted T cells in patients with de novo AML,and found a particular influence on CD8+ T cells,suggesting a poor anti-leukemia immune response in these patients.展开更多
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the expression pattern of hematopoietic transcription factor GATA-1, -2 and -3 genes in leukemic bone marrow (BM) microenvironment [including bone marrow stromal cell...Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the expression pattern of hematopoietic transcription factor GATA-1, -2 and -3 genes in leukemic bone marrow (BM) microenvironment [including bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and BM hematopoietic cells]. Methods: Mononuclear cells were isolated from BM of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Adherent cells (BMSCs) and nonadherent cells (BM hematopoietic cells) were collected after long-term culture in vitro. The semi-quantitative expression levels of GATA genes in the BMSCs or BM hematopoietic cells from patients with leukemia were analyzed by using RT-PCR-ELISA and compared with normal controls. Results: The expression level of GATA-1 gene in the BMSCs from CML group was significantly lower than that of the normal controls. The expression level of GATA-3 gene in the BMSCs from ALL was higher than that of the normal controls, but that from CML was lower than the normal controls. Dominant expression of GATA-3 gene was found in the normal BM hematopoietic cells. The dominant expression of GATA-2 gene was found in the normal BMSCs and the BMSCs from CML, whereas the dominant expression of GATA-3 gene was detected in the BMSCs from AML. Conclusion: GATA-1, -2 and -3 genes might play a role in hematopoiesis regulation in leukemia, and the changes of expression pattern of GATA genes might influence the hematopoiesis in BM microenvironment and relate to the pathogenesis and development of leukemia.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81570143 and 91642111)the Guangdong Provincial Basic Research Program (No. 2015B020227003)+3 种基金the Guangdong Provincial Applied Science and Technology Research & Development Program (No. 2016B020237006)the Guangzhou Science and Technology Project (No. 201510010211)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 21616108)the Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (No. A2016045)
文摘Objective: To investigate the association between the T cell inhibitory receptor programmed death 1(PD-1)and T cell exhaustion status in T cells from patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia(AML) and AML in complete remission(CR).Methods:Surface expression of PD-1 and the exhaustion and immunosenescence markers CD244 and CD57 on CD3+,CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood samples from 20 newly diagnosed,untreated AML patients and 10 cases with AML in CR was analyzed by flow cytometry.Twenty-three healthy individuals served as control.Results:A significantly higher percentage of PD-1+ cells were found for CD3+ T cells in the de novo AML group compared with healthy controls.In addition,an increased level of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells,but not PD-1+ CD4+,was found for CD3+ T cells in the de novo AML and AML-CR samples.A higher percentage of CD244+ CD4+,CD244+ CD8+,CD57+ CD4+ and CD57+ CD8+ T cells was found in CD3+ T cells in samples from those with de novo AML compared with those from healthy controls.Strong increased PD-1+ CD244+ and PD-1+ CD57+ coexpression was found for CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the de novo AML group compared with healthy controls.Conclusions:We characterized the major T cell defects,including co-expression of PD-1 and CD244,CD57-exhausted T cells in patients with de novo AML,and found a particular influence on CD8+ T cells,suggesting a poor anti-leukemia immune response in these patients.
基金Supported by a grant from National Scaling Height Program, China (No. 95-zhuan-10)
文摘Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the expression pattern of hematopoietic transcription factor GATA-1, -2 and -3 genes in leukemic bone marrow (BM) microenvironment [including bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and BM hematopoietic cells]. Methods: Mononuclear cells were isolated from BM of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Adherent cells (BMSCs) and nonadherent cells (BM hematopoietic cells) were collected after long-term culture in vitro. The semi-quantitative expression levels of GATA genes in the BMSCs or BM hematopoietic cells from patients with leukemia were analyzed by using RT-PCR-ELISA and compared with normal controls. Results: The expression level of GATA-1 gene in the BMSCs from CML group was significantly lower than that of the normal controls. The expression level of GATA-3 gene in the BMSCs from ALL was higher than that of the normal controls, but that from CML was lower than the normal controls. Dominant expression of GATA-3 gene was found in the normal BM hematopoietic cells. The dominant expression of GATA-2 gene was found in the normal BMSCs and the BMSCs from CML, whereas the dominant expression of GATA-3 gene was detected in the BMSCs from AML. Conclusion: GATA-1, -2 and -3 genes might play a role in hematopoiesis regulation in leukemia, and the changes of expression pattern of GATA genes might influence the hematopoiesis in BM microenvironment and relate to the pathogenesis and development of leukemia.