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Serum BAFF levels are related to angiogenesis and prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma
被引:39
|作者:
Fragioudaki, M.
[1
]
Tsirakis, G.
[1
]
Pappa, C. A.
[2
]
Aristeidou, I.
[1
]
Tsioutis, C.
[1
]
Alegakis, A.
[3
]
Kyriakou, D. S.
[4
]
Stathopoulos, E. N.
[5
]
Alexandrakis, M. G.
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Hosp Heraklion, Dept Hematol, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece
[2] Venizel Hosp Heraklion, Dept Hematol, Iraklion, Greece
[3] Univ Crete, Sch Med, Iraklion, Greece
[4] Univ Hosp Larisa, Blood Bank, Larisa, Greece
[5] Univ Hosp Heraklion, Dept Pathol, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece
关键词:
Multiple myeloma;
Angiogenesis;
Cytokines;
BAFF;
Prognosis;
BONE-MARROW ANGIOGENESIS;
B-LYMPHOCYTE STIMULATOR;
MALIGNANT PLASMA-CELLS;
NECROSIS-FACTOR FAMILY;
NF-KAPPA-B;
STAGING SYSTEM;
MICROVESSEL DENSITY;
CLINICAL-FEATURES;
ACTIVATING FACTOR;
HODGKIN-LYMPHOMA;
D O I:
10.1016/j.leukres.2012.03.012
中图分类号:
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号:
100214 ;
摘要:
B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is a B-cell growth factor. We measured its serum levels and correlated them with parameters of disease activity, as serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lactate dehydrogenase, bone marrow microvascular density and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression, in 50 myeloma patients, in 22 of them in plateau phase and in 20 controls. All of them were higher in patients and in advanced disease while reduced in plateau phase. BAFF correlated with all the above markers. Higher BAFF levels predicted a shorter survival, suggesting an important prognostic marker and a possible therapeutic target in myeloma. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1004 / 1008
页数:5
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