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Tiziana Vaisitti

0000-0002-3375-6985

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CD73-generated extracellular adenosine in chronic lymphocytic leukemia creates local conditions counteracting drug-induced cell death

2011

Abstract Extracellular adenosine (ADO), generated from ATP or ADP through the concerted action of the ectoenzymes CD39 and CD73, elicits autocrine and paracrine effects mediated by type 1 purinergic receptors. We have tested whether the expression of CD39 and CD73 by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells activates an adenosinergic axis affecting growth and survival. By immunohistochemistry, CD39 is widely expressed in CLL lymph nodes, whereas CD73 is restricted to proliferation centers. CD73 expression is highest on Ki-67+ CLL cells, adjacent to T lymphocytes, and is further localized to perivascular areas. CD39+/CD73+ CLL cells generate ADO from ADP in a time- and concentration-dependen…

AdenosineCellular differentiationChronic lymphocytic leukemia5'-Nucleotidase; Adenosine; Adenosine Diphosphate; Adenosine Triphosphate; Antigens CD; Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic; Apyrase; Autocrine Communication; Cell Death; Cell Differentiation; Cell Movement; Cell Survival; Etoposide; Extracellular Space; GPI-Linked Proteins; Humans; Leukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-Cell; Paracrine Communication; Receptor Adenosine A2A; Tumor Cells Cultured; Biochemistry; Immunology; Hematology; Cell BiologyMICROENVIRONMENTCD38BiochemistryACTIVATIONAdenosine TriphosphateCell MovementPhytogenichemic and lymphatic diseasesTumor Cells CulturedChronic5'-NucleotidaseEtoposideLeukemiaCulturedCell DeathTUMOR-GROWTHApyrasePurinergic receptorCell DifferentiationHematologyLymphocyticCDTumor CellsCell biologyAdenosine DiphosphateAutocrine CommunicationLeukemiaReceptorIMMUNE SUPPRESSIONReceptor Adenosine A2ACell SurvivalImmunologyAntineoplastic AgentsAdenosinergicBiologyGPI-Linked ProteinsDAMAGE-INDUCED APOPTOSISAdenosine A2AParacrine signallingAntigens CDParacrine CommunicationmedicineHumansAntigensAutocrine signallingImmunobiologyB-CellCell BiologyDAMAGE-INDUCED APOPTOSIS; T-CELLS; IMMUNE SUPPRESSION; ZAP-70 EXPRESSION; TUMOR-GROWTH; RECEPTOR; CD73; ACTIVATION; CD38; MICROENVIRONMENTmedicine.diseaseAntineoplastic Agents PhytogenicLeukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-CellSettore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUET-CELLSCD73Extracellular SpaceZAP-70 EXPRESSIONCD38Blood
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2.35 CD73-Generated Extracellular Adenosine Creates Microenvironmental Conditions Favoring Growth and Survival of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells

2011

Abstract Abstract 621 CD39 (ecto-nucleoside-triphosphate-diphosphohydrolase-1) and CD73 (5'-nucleotidase) are surface enzymes with extracellular catalytic sites. CD39 hydrolyses ATP/ADP to AMP, which is then converted to adenosine (ADO) by CD73. Once ADO is released in the extracellular milieu, it may re-enter the cell or engage different types of purinergic receptors, eliciting potent autocrine and paracrine cytoprotective, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Several lines of evidence suggest that the tumor microenvironment is marked by increased turnover of extracellular nucleotides and nucleosides, as well as by upregulation of ecto-enzymes that dismantle them. These alterat…

Cancer ResearchTumor microenvironmentbusiness.industryChronic lymphocytic leukemiaPurinergic receptorHematologymedicine.disease5'-nucleotidaseLeukemiaParacrine signallingOncologyImmunologyCancer researchExtracellularmedicineAutocrine signallingbusinessClinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia
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A variant of the LRP4 gene affects the risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia transformation to Richter syndrome

2010

Richter syndrome (RS) represents the transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) to aggressive lymphoma. Risk factors of CLL transformation to RS are only partly known. We explored the role of the host genetic background as a risk factor for RS occurrence. Forty-five single nucleotide polimorphisms (SNPs) known to be relevant for CLL prognosis were genotyped in a consecutive cohort of 331 CLL, of which 21 had transformed to RS. After correcting for multiple testing and adjusting for previously reported RS risk factors, the LRP4 rs2306029 TT variant genotype was the sole SNP independently associated with a higher risk of RS transformation (Hazard Ratio: 4·17; P = 0·001; q = 0·047).…

Chronic lymphocytic leukemiaSingle-nucleotide polymorphismAggressive lymphomaHematologyBiologymedicine.diseasehemic and lymphatic diseasesImmunologyGenotypemedicineSNPRisk factorGenotypingDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaBritish Journal of Haematology
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