Blockage of autophagic flux is associated with lymphocytosis and higher percentage of tumoral cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B cells.

Purpose: Autophagy has lately emerged as an important biological process with implications in several hematological pathologies. Recently, a growing body of evidence supports a putative role of autophagy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia; however, no definitive clue has been established so far. To elu...

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Autores: Romero Macías, Jose Ramón, Pascual Serra, Raquel, Roche Losada, Olga, Ruiz Marcos, Francisco Miguel, Serrano Martínez, A., González Aguado, P., Belandia, Borja, Ruiz Hidalgo, María José, Sánchez Prieto, Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:ruidera_____::d2031d686ee4ab2be98d1d32a388f799
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/48069
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Autophagic flux
Autophagy
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
p62
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Sumario:Purpose: Autophagy has lately emerged as an important biological process with implications in several hematological pathologies. Recently, a growing body of evidence supports a putative role of autophagy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia; however, no definitive clue has been established so far. To elucidate this issue, we have developed a pilot study to measure autophagic flux in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, and explored its correlation with classical clinical/analytical parameters.Methods/patients: Thirty-three chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients participated in the study. Autophagic flux in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was determined by western blot measuring the levels of the proteins p62 and lipidated LC3. Moreover, p62 mRNA levels were analyzed by RT-qPCR. Results: Lymphocytosis and the percentage of tumoral lymphocytes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients statistically correlate with a blocked autophagic flux.Conclusion: Alterations in autophagic flux could play an important role in the physiopathology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.