Increased Perforin- and IL-21-Expressing NK Cells in Patients with Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Fatih AKBOĞA; Fehmi HİNDİLERDEN; Emine GULTURK; İpek YÖNAL HİNDİLERDEN; Abdullah YILMAZ; Gunnur DENİZ; Metin Yusuf GELMEZ

doi:10.26650/experimed.1191622

Increased Perforin- and IL-21-Expressing NK Cells in Patients with Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Authors : Fatih AKBOĞA, Fehmi HİNDİLERDEN, Emine GULTURK, İpek YÖNAL HİNDİLERDEN, Abdullah YILMAZ, Gunnur DENİZ, Metin Yusuf GELMEZ

Pages : 225-231

Doi:10.26650/experimed.1191622

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Publication Date : 2022-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: CD5+CD19+ cells have a low proliferation capacity and elevated expression of anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2, mostly in the G0/G1 cell phase and accumulate in the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukemiainsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CLL);. Natural killer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NK); cells have the ability to kill the intracellular pathogen-infected or cancer cells and secrete cytotoxic enzymes. This study evaluated the frequency, expression of cytotoxic enzymes, and intracellular cytokine levels of NK cells in CLL patients. Materials and Methods: In this study, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from peripheral blood samples of CLL patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=29); and healthy controls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=16); by density gradient centrifugation method.The frequency of the total NK cells and the intracellular levels of perforin, granzyme, interferon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IFN);-γ, interleukin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IL);-21, IL-4 and IL-17 in NK cells were investigated. Results: Elevatedtotal NK cell frequency were found in the CLL patients compared to the healthy controls, and negatively correlated with CD5+CD19+ malign B cell frequency. Increased perforin expression was observed in patients’ total NK cells. Additionally, increased levels of IL-17 and IL-21 in total NK cell of CLL patients were obtained compared to healthy subjects. Conclusion: The findings suggest that in the early stage of CLL, increased total NK cell frequency, and elevated perforin and IL-21 levels in NK cells might have a protective impact against the progression of the disease for CLL patients.
Keywords : Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, CLL, Natural Killer Cells, NK

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