Diagnostic Value of sLR11 and sIL-2R in the Cerebrospinal Fluid for Malignant Central Nervous System Lymphoma.

Objective We previously reported that patients with acute leukemia and malignant lymphoma (ML) demonstrated significantly increased serum soluble LR11 (sLR11) levels compared to normal controls. Accurately diagnosing ML of the central nervous system (CNS ML) using cytology is frequently difficult. Therefore, we evaluated the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sLR11 and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) as diagnostic and treatment response markers for CNS ML.

Azacitidine decreases reactive oxygen species production in peripheral white blood cells: A case report.

Background: In myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), oxidative stress is closely related to iron overload and DNA damage. A recent study suggested the possibility that increased oxidative stress causes not only iron overload but also disease progression of MDS with DNA damage. We present a case of MDS with decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in peripheral white blood cells (WBCs) and decreased diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) in serum after azacitidine therapy.

The Simultaneous Elevation of Oxidative Stress Markers and Wilms' Tumor 1 Gene during the Progression of Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

Oxidative stress is closely related to iron overload in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and induces DNA damage. We evaluated the oxidative stress markers derivatives of reactive oxidative metabolites (dROM) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) during azacitidine treatment in an MDS patient. Simultaneous with an increase in the expression of Wilms' Tumor 1 (WT1) gene in the peripheral blood, the serum dROM level was elevated, and this increase was observed earlier than the increases in ferritin and 8-OHdG.