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Programmed cell death proteins and chronic leukemia. ARCH BIOL SCI 2011. [DOI: 10.2298/abs1103527b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Apoptosis or programmed cell death is a genetically regulated process of
cellular suicide. Apoptosis has been implicated in a wide range of
pathological conditions, and mutations in apoptotic genes play important
roles in the process of malignant transformation. Chronic leukemia represents
a neoplastic disorder caused primarily by defective programmed cell death, as
opposed to increased cell proliferation. This paper presents the main results
of our ten-year research on the apoptosis of leukemia cells. The research
included the morphological aspects of the process, the effect of
antineoplastic agents on the induction of apoptosis in leukemia cells and
expression analysis of the proteins involved in programmed cell death.
Special attention was paid to the expression and interaction of the Bcl-2
family of proteins in leukemia cells. The ultimate aim of the study of
apoptosis of leukemic cells is the discovery of new biological agents that
might be used in the treatment of chronic leukemia.
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Brajusković G, Milić AS, Cerović S, Marjanović S, Knezević Usaj S, Cizmić M, Dimitrijević J. [The Bcl-2 protein family in malignant diseases]. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2004; 61:305-10. [PMID: 15330304 DOI: 10.2298/vsp0403305b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The ultrastructural investigation of mitochondria in B-CLL cells during apoptosis. ARCHIVE OF ONCOLOGY 2004. [DOI: 10.2298/aoo0403139b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is an example of human malignancy caused by alternations in the pathways of apoptosis. Mitochondria play a critical role in the regulation of this process. The B-CLL cells dying in apoptosis showed typical morphological characteristics: the reduction of the nuclear volume is accompanied with the reduction of the cytoplasmatic volume, while many of organelles remain intact. The aim of our study was ultrastructural investigation of mitochondrial morphology in apoptotic B- CLL cells. METHODS: Our study included peripheral blood samples from 32 B-CLL patients. The samples were fixed in 4% glutar-aldehyde buffered in 0.1 cacodylate buffer and postfixed in 1% osmium tetroxide in the same buffer. The specimens were dehydrated in a graded series of alcohol and embedded in EPON 812. The ultra-thin sections were stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate. Ultrastructural analysis of sections was performed on Philips electron microscope 208S at 80 kV. RESULTS: The most frequent mitochondrial abnormalities in apoptotic B-CLL cells were a reduction of size with a hyperdensity of their matrix (mitochondrial pyknosis), or markedly swollen mitochondria with peripherally placed, disorientated, and disintegrated cristae. In some apoptotic cells, we also detected close association of mitochondria with loops of rough endoplasmatic reticulum. CONCLUSION: The results of our study showed the numerous of mitochondria damages in B-CLL cells during apoptotic process. The correlation between ultrastructural damage and functional activity of mitochondria in apoptotic B-CLL cells is still not clear and requires further investigation.
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