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...

The inhibitory effect of microRNA (miR)-325 in multiple different types cancer cell has been identified; however, its biological function T acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) remains unknown. Moreover, Bcl-2-associated athanogene (BAG)2 is highly expressed a various tumors and regarded as an anti-apoptotic gene. In the present study, roles miR-325 BAG2 T-ALL line (Jurkat cells) were investiga...

Background: Leukemia remains a global health challenge, requiring the exploration of alternative therapies with reduced side effects. Probiotics, particularly Lactobacillus species, have gained attention because their potential anticancer properties. This study investigated and cytotoxic effects postbiotic mediators (PMs) derived from rhamnosus GG (LGG) reuteri (LR) on acute lymphoblastic leuke...

The present study aimed to investigate the role of microRNA (miR)-101 in acute lymphoblastic leukemia progression and chemoresistance. Furthermore, a novel target gene of miR-101 was identified. Here, we confirmed that miR-101 was significantly downregulated in the blood samples of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) compared with the healthy controls, as determined by rev...

Herein, we present a rare case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with CBFA2T3-rearrangement and the expression megakaryocytic lymphoid markers, highlighting need for high suspicion index in differential diagnosis applying adequate workup to avoid misdiagnosing this entity. CBFA2T3::GLIS2-positive AML is primarily found infants non-down syndrome megakaryoblastic (non-DSAMKL). Flow cytometry immuno...

Calpain is a calcium-dependent cysteine protease that is implicated in calcium-dependent cell death, and calpain inhibitors are generally considered as inhibitors of apoptosis. To the contrary, in the present study, we found that calpain inhibitor II (CPI-2) triggers rapid apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) cells. All target cell lines were killed b...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, the malignant transformation of T-cell or B-cell precursors, is the most common diagnosis in pediatric oncology. Precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma commonly affects adolescents, and is associated with mediastinal mass in over half of the cases, with early dissemination to bone marrow, gonads and the central nervous system. We present a ...

Discrete diagnostic subtypes of T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, T-ALL) have historically not been widely recognized. Recently, a novel subset with distinctive immunophenotypic, molecular, and clinical features has been proposed. Termed early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ETP-ALL), these cases seem to correspond to a very early st...

Ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2) and ginsenoside Rg3 (GRg3) are primary bioactive components in Panax ginseng. The present study aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of apoptotic cell‑death induced by GRh2 and GRg3 in human leukemia Jurkat cells. The Cell Counting kit‑8 assay was used to determine cell proliferation. Apoptosis was detected by nuclear morphologic observation by Hoechst 33342 sta...