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Here, we investigated the role of zinc ribbon domain-containing 1 (ZNRD1) in multidrug resistance (MDR) of leukemia cells and the possible underlying mechanisms. ZNRD1 was found overexpressed in the vincristine-induced MDR leukemia cell HL-60/vincristine moreso than its parental cell HL-60. Up-regulation of ZNRD1 expression could confer resistance of both P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-related and P-gp-nonrelated drugs on HL-60 cells and suppress Adriamycin-induced apoptosis accompanied by decreased accumulation and increased releasing amount of Adriamycin. ZNRD1 could significantly up-regulate the expression of P-gp, Bcl-2, and the transcription of the MDR1 gene but not alter the expression of MDR-associated protein, glutathione S-transferase activity, or intracellular glutathione content in leukemia cells. In addition, inhibition of ZNRD1 expression by RNA interference or P-gp inhibitor could partially reverse ZNRD1-mediated MDR. The further study of the biological functions of ZNRD1 may be helpful for understanding the mechanisms of MDR of leukemia and developing possible strategies to treat leukemia.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-05-0182 | DOI Listing |
Med Oncol
September 2025
Division of Hematology and Blood Bank, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patient-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) behave differently than normal ones, creating a more protective environment for leukemia cells, making relapse harder to prevent. This study aimed to identify prognostic biomarkers and elucidate relevant biological pathways in AML by leveraging microarray data and advanced bioinformatics techniques. We retrieved the GSE122917 dataset from the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus and performed differential expression analysis (DEA) within R Studio to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among healthy donors, newly diagnosed AML patients, and relapsed AML patients.
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September 2025
Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Objective: To develop a novel prognostic scoring system for severe cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy, aiming to optimize risk mitigation strategies and improve clinical management.
Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study included 125 B-ALL patients who received anti-CD19 CAR-T-cell therapy from January 2017 to October 2023. These cases were selected from a cohort of over 500 treated patients on the basis of the availability of comprehensive baseline data, documented CRS grading, and at least 3 months of follow-up.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
August 2025
Division of Hematology and Oncology, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, USA.
Background: Blinatumomab and inotuzumab ozogamicin (InO) are B-cell targeted agents used in the frontline and relapsed/refractory treatment of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL). Blinatumomab, a bispecific T-cell engager that targets CD19 and CD3, and InO, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CD22, have both shown efficacy. However, recent reports have noted lineage conversion as a complication when these agents are used individually or sequentially.
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October 2025
Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology and Rheumatology, Second Department of Internal Medicine Graduate School of Medicine University of the Ryukyus Ryukyus Japan.
Introduction: We previously reported that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) was ectopically overexpressed in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cells notably in aggressive type but in indolent type, and widely-used anti-diabetic SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) considerably attenuated proliferation of leukemic cells.
Methods: We performed retrospective analyses for 10 years to see whether SGLT-2i would prevent aggressive transformation in patients with indolent type ATL accompanied by diabetes. Nucleosome occupancy in the promotor region of the gene was also assessed to explore the possible involvement of epigenetic modification in such an ectopic overexpression.
Front Oncol
August 2025
Department Hematopathology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Background: Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is a rare acute leukemia for which data are currently not available to guide therapy. It has a poor outcome, particularly in elderly patients.
Case Presentation: We report the successful use of venetoclax/azacitidine as treatment for a treatment-naive elderly patient with early T-cell precursor (ETP)/myeloid MPAL.