BACKGROUND The major hemoglobin in the fetus is hemoglobin F (HbF) (α2γ2), whereas in adult humans, hemoglobin A (α2β2) is predominately expressed. Several studies have indicated that expression of the HbF subunit γ-globin might be regulated post-transcriptionally. This could be done by small non-coding RNAs called microRNAs which target mRNAs in a sequence-specific manner and lead to translati...

Treatment of K-562(S) cells with human interferons (HulFN) alpha, beta, or gamma results in a modulation of hemoglobin (Hb) production. When K-562(S) cells, "induced" with butyric acid or hemin, are given low dosages of all three types of IFN, the percent benzidine-positive cells doubles. Treatment with low doses of IFN causes the acceleration and increased production of those Hb types (as show...

The present study was undertaken to provide missing information on the distribution of AgNORs in large nucleoli of human leukaemic early granulocytic precursors in vivo as well as in vitro. In vivo, the distribution of AgNORs was studied in early granulocytic precursors of patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukaemia who were both untreated and treated with imatinib mesylate. AgNORs were v...

Cytochrome cb(562) is a variant of an Escherichia coli four-helix bundle b-type heme protein in which the porphyrin prosthetic group is covalently ligated to the polypeptide near the terminus of helix 4. Studies from other laboratories have shown that the apoprotein folds rapidly without the formation of intermediates, whereas the holoprotein loses heme before native structure can be attained. ...

Blood, Vol. 50, No. 1 (July), 1977 115 The specificity of an antiserum (titer 1:500) raised in a monkey against K-562 undifferentiated cells with the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph’) was determined. Antibody-dependent, complement-mediated cytotoxicity was demonstrated for both bone marrow cells and peripheral leukocytes from patients with myelogenous and lymphatic leukemias, but not for mature nor...

Members of the mitis group of streptococci are normal inhabitants of the commensal flora of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of humans. Some mitis group species, such as Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus sanguinis, are primary colonizers of the human oral cavity. Recently, we found that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) produced by S. oralis is cytotoxic to human macrophages, suggesting ...

CD109 gene encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked glycoprotein found in a subset of platelets and endothelial cell, and human platelet antigen (HPA) 15 is found on CD109. We evaluated the HPA genotype and/or the CD109 mRNA expression on two peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), two peripheral bloods (PB), 12 granulocyte products, natural killer (NK)-92, B-lymphocyte (CO88BV59-1), K-562 leu...

Eurycoma longifolia Jack has been widely used in traditional medicine for its antimalarial, aphrodisiac, anti-diabetic, antimicrobial and anti-pyretic activities. Its anticancer activity has also been recently reported on different solid tumors, however no anti-leukemic activity of this plant has been reported. Thus the present study assesses the in vitro and in vivo anti-proliferative and apop...

BACKGROUND Plant-derived cardenolides reportedly possess anticancer properties in human leukemic cells via selective induction of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and differentiation. Selective induction of apoptosis with mammalian-derived digoxin-like immunoreactive factor (DLIF) could provide new strategies for anticancer drug development or the identification of biomarkers for cancer. We invest...