An unusual case of chronic myelocytic leukemia characterized by a conspicuous tissue infiltration treated with leukapheresis

Summary An unusual case of chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) is described that presented leukocytosis at onset (720×10⁹/l), symptoms of stasis, organomegaly, and a conspicuous infiltration of leukemic cells from the pelvis to the right popliteal cavity. As initial therapy and in addition to chemotherapy, six therapeutic leukapheresis treatments (TL) were performed and the patient showed dramatic symptomatic improvement with reduction in leukocytosis (97×10⁹/l), organomegaly, and tissue infiltration.     

双标记原位杂交法检测间期细胞BCR/ABL融合基因

目的 :应用双标记原位杂交方法检测 BCR/ ABL融合基因。方法 :BCR基因探针用地高辛标记 ,碱性磷酸酶显色 ;ABL基因用3 H- d ATP标记 ,核子乳胶放射自显影。结果 :检测 9例初治的慢性粒细胞白血病 ( CML)病人均为阳性 ,阳性细胞比例为 93% ;检测 CML来源的 K5 62细胞株阳性细胞占 98.8% ;正常人假阳性率为 0 .75 %。结论 :该方法简便、快速 ,适用于 CML微小残留病的检测     

慢粒白血病abl癌基因表达的研究

选择分别位于ｂｃｒ／ａｂｌ嵌合基因的Ｍｂｃｒｌ第二外显子和ａｂｌ的第二外显子上的两条引物，对１８例慢粒白血病及２例急淋白血病标本进行逆转录ＰＣＲ（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）检测。结果：在１８例包括ｐｈ（＋）和ｐｈ（－）不同病期的慢粒白血病患者血中均检出ｂｃｒ／ａｂｌ嵌合基因的表达，其中１４例为Ｋ－２８型表达，１例为Ｌ－６型表达，３例为Ｋ－２８型，Ｌ－６型同时表达；２例急淋白血病标本中１例为Ｋ－２８型表达。研究结果表明，１．ｂｃｒ／ａｂｌ嵌合基因是慢粒白血病的一个重要分子生物学特征；２．ｐｈ（＋）和ｐｈ（－）慢粒白血病的分子生物学基础相同，即均有ｂｃｒ／ａｂｌ嵌合基因；３．至少部分急淋白血病与慢粒白血病有相同的分子生物学基础；４．ｂｃｒ的断裂点位置可能有一定的临床意义，但有待进一步研究；５．同时表达Ｌ－６型和Ｋ－２８型的情况多见于急变区，此现象提示体内可能同时有两类不同嵌合的白血病细胞或白血病急变期ｂｃｒ出现新的重排。     

全反式维甲酸治疗急性早幼粒细胞白血病20例临床疗效观察

单用全反式维甲酸(RA)诱导治疗急性早幼粒细胞白血病(APL)20例,完全缓解率达90%,诱导天数短(中位数为32d)。治疗过程中未发生DIC,亦无因强烈化疗引起骨髓抑制后造成的感染和出血的危险。该药的副反应轻,患者均能耐受。该组的中位生存期已达630d,可望长期存活。     

Monoclonal antibodies against human granulocytes and myeloid differentiation antigens

Monoclonal antibodies (MCA) were obtained by immunizing BALB/c mice with 99% pure granulocytes from normal donors or with a whole leukocyte suspension obtained from a chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patient, and then fusing the mouse spleen cells with a 315–43 myeloma cell clone. Four MCA were selected and studied using ELISA, immunofluorescence, cytotoxicity assays, and FACS analysis. Antibodies 80H.1. 80H.3. and 80H.5 (from normals) and 81H.1 (from CML) detected antigens expressed on neutrophils. Antibodies 80H.1 and 80H.3 (lgG) also reacted with monocytes but not with other blood cell subsets. Antibodies 80H.5 and 81H.1 (lgM) were cytotoxic and reacted strongly with most of the cells of the neutrophil maturation sequence. i.e., myeloblasts, promyelocytes, myelocytes, and mature granulocytes. Antibodies 80H.5 and 81H.1 also inhibited BFU-GM and CFU-E. Antigens recognized by 80H.3. 80H.5, and 81H.1 were expressed both on a proportion of cells from HL.60, KG.1, ML.1, and K562 myeloid cell lines, and on a proportion of blast cells isolated from patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. They were not found on lymphoid cell lines or lymphoid leukemia cells. These MCA recognize either late differentiation antigens expressed on mature neutrophils and monocytes (80H.1 and 80H.3) or early differentiation antigens (80H.5 and 81H.1) specific to the granulocytic lineage. They may be useful for a better definition of those antigens specific to hematopoietic stem cells and their relationship with normal or neoplastic hematopoiesis.     

A human B cell differentiation antigen selectively expressed on mature B cells identified by a monoclonal antibody (HB-2)

A monoclonal IgM antibody (HB-2), produced against a membrane antigen on the Raji, B cell line, reacted by indirect immunofluorescence with 2 to 40% of lymphoblasts from the B cell lines, Raji, Daudi, SN-1036, and SB but not with other types of cell lines, including pre-B, myeloid, melanoma, or T cells. HB-2 antibody reacted with 10 ± 3% of normal blood mononuclear cells, and was unreactive with monocytes, granulocytes, platelets, or erythrocytes. Two-color immunofluorescence revealed that HB-2 antigen expression was confined to cells bearing surface Ig. An interesting finding was the fact that 25% of plasmablasts induced by pokeweed mitogen also expressed the HB-2 antigen. However, pre-B and plasma cells from normal bone marrow did not express the HB-2 antigen either on their membrane surface or in their cytoplasm. Analysis of 85 leukemias revealed that the HB-2 antigen was expressed on acute and chronic B cell leukemias and Burkitt's lymphomas, but not on malignacies of pre-B, T, myelocytic, or plasma cells. The results suggest that expression of the HB-2 antigen is confined to mature B cells.     

Characterization of three different human T cell membrane antigens,two being present on T lymphocyte subpopulations

Heteroantisera were raised in rabbits to thymocytes, HSB2 cells, and Sezary cells. Following absorption with Ia-positive leukemia cells, these sera appeared to be specific for different T cell antigens. Both the anti-HSB2 and the anti-Sezary sera reacted with approximately 50% and the antihymocyte serum with 100% of normal peripheral blood T lymphocytes. None of the sera reacted with B cells. The apparent molecular weights of the antigens being derected were determined by immunoprecipitation followed by SDS polyacrylamide gel eletrophoresis. A dimer of 170,000 daltons consisting of two similar 85,000-dalton polypeptide chains was immunoprecipitated by the anti-HSB2 serum whereas single polypeptides of 53,000 and 64,000 daltons were immunoprecipitated by the anti-Sezary and antithymocyte sera, respectively.     

Comparative patterns of i-antigen expression, F-cell frequency and Hb A2 level in acute myeloid leukemia and in acute lymphoid leukemia

Hb F, Hb A₂ and i-antigen expression were investigated in adulthood acute leukemias. The study of i-antigen expression by immuno-agglutination and immunofluorescence showed that it is preferentially increased among AML patients. A similar result was obtained for F-cell frequency which was often increased in AML, while it was normal in ALL. Hb A₂ level was significantly lower in AML than in ALL. These differences between AML and ALL red cell patterns further suggest that the leukemic clone involves the erythroid lineage in AML but not in ALL.     

P-糖蛋白和胎盘型谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶在急性粒细胞白血病中的表达及临床意义

目的 探讨P糖蛋白（P-gp）和胎盘型谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶（GST-π）在急性粒细胞白血病中的表达与临床意义。方法 应用免疫组织化学技术，检测59例急性粒细胞白血病中P-gp和GST-π多药耐药的表达。结果 59例急性粒细胞白血病中P-gp和GST-π表达的阳性标记与急性粒细胞白血病临床化疗有相关性（P〈0．05）。结论 P-gP和GST-π联合表达与急性粒细胞白血病化疗密切相关，检测P-gp和GST-π对急性粒细胞白血病化疗方案的制定具有重要的意义。     

急性髓性白血病骨髓细胞NF-κB活性及其与WT1和Bcl-2表达的关系

目的探讨核因子κappa B(NF-κB)的活性在急性白血病发病及疗效中的意义及其与W ilm s肿瘤基因(WT1)、B细胞淋巴瘤基因(Bc l-2)表达的关系。方法用EMSA方法检测43例急性髓性白血病病人(分初治、难治及完全缓解组)和30例对照骨髓细胞中NF-κB的活性,用RT-PCR方法检测了各组病人骨髓细胞中WT1、Bc l-2基因的mRNA表达水平。结果急性白血病难治组NF-κB活化明显高于初治组,初治组又明显高于完全缓解组,差异有统计学意义;对照组未检测到NF-κB活化;NF-κB活性与WT1、Bc l-2的表达水平两两之间均呈正相关(r=0.909,P<0.01;r=0.494,P=0.037)。结论NF-κB的活性及WT1、Bc l-2的表达水平与急性白血病的发病及疗效有关。难治性白血病疗效差可能与NF-κB的活性及WT1、Bc l-2的表达水平增高有关。