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BLOOD
卷 125, 期 5, 页码 820-830出版社
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-06-583062
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- Max-Eder Group Leader Program of the Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V.
- Translational Research Training in Hematology Program of the European Hematology Association
- American Society of Hematology
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Roggenbruck Stiftung
- Hamburger Krebsgesellschaft
- Medical Faculty of the University of Hamburg FFM Program
- Hamburger Exzellenzinitiative LEXI Program
Patients with t(1; 19)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are prone to central nervous system (CNS) relapses, and expression of theTAM(Tyro3, Axl, and Mer) receptor Mer is upregulated in these leukemias. We examined the functional role of Mer in the CNS in preclinical models and performed correlative studies in 64 t(1; 19)-positive and 93 control pediatric ALL patients. ALL cells were analyzed in coculture with human glioma cells and normal rat astrocytes: CNS coculture caused quiescence and protection from methotrexate toxicity in Mer(high) ALL cell lines, which was antagonized by short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of Mer. Mer expression was upregulated, prosurvival Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling were activated, and secretion of the Mer ligand Galectin-3 was stimulated. Mer(high) t(1; 19) primary cells caused CNS involvement to a larger extent in murine xenografts than in their Mer (low) counterparts. Leukemic cells from Mer(high) xenografts showed enhanced survival in coculture. Treatment of Mer(high) patient cells with the Mer-specific inhibitor UNC-569 in vivo delayed leukemiaonset, reduced CNS infiltration, and prolonged survival of mice. Finally, a correlation between high Mer expression and CNS positivity upon initial diagnosis was observed in t(1; 19) patients. Our data provide evidence that Mer is associated with survival in the CNS in t(1; 19)-positive ALL, suggesting a role as a diagnostic marker and therapeutic target.
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