1. Low brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are associated with active disease and poor prognosis in childhood acute leukemia.
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Portich JP, Gil MS, Dos Santos RP, Goulart BK, Ferreira MB, Loss JF, Gregianin LJ, Brunetto AL, Brunetto AT, Roesler R, and de Farias CB
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute mortality, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute therapy, Male, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma mortality, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma therapy, Prognosis, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor metabolism, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute diagnosis, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute metabolism, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma diagnosis, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma metabolism
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Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor, tropomyosin-related receptor kinase B (TrkB) are involved in the maturation of B lymphocytes in the bone marrow (BM), promote cell differentiation in B-cell malignancies, and are associated with poor prognosis in adults with acute leukemia (AL). However, the role of BDNF in pediatric AL remains poorly understood., Objective: We carried out a cohort observational study to evaluate BDNF levels in BM or peripheral blood (PB) samples from children with AL., Methods: BM or PB samples were collected from 57 children and adolescents with acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), 14 children and adolescents with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and 44 healthy individuals (HI) of the same age range., Results: BDNF levels at diagnosis in AL patients were significantly lower when compared to HI. Samples from patients in complete remission from disease had higher levels of BDNF compared to those obtained from patients with malignant cells. Moreover, BDNF levels at diagnosis in patients who died were significantly lower compared to those found in survivors., Conclusions: These findings provide the first evidence for a possible role of BDNF as a marker of active disease and poor prognosis in pediatric AL.
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- 2016
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