Filamin A interacting protein 1-like expression inhibits progression in colorectal cancer.

Filamin A interacting protein 1-like (FILIP1L) expression, which is decreased in various cancers, may inhibit carcinogenesis. In this study, we evaluated the effects of FILIP1L on oncogenic behavior and prognosis in colorectal cancer. siRNA-mediated FILIP1L knockdown enhanced tumor cell migration and invasion and inhibited apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in COLO205 cells.

Poor prognostic significance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection during bortezomib-containing chemotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma.

Background: Bortezomib administration leads to a transient decrease in CD4(+) T cells, increasing the susceptibility to opportunistic infections. The activation and proliferation of CD4(+) T cells are particularly important in the host's defense against tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and clinical significance of tuberculosis infection in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) treated with a bortezomib-containing regimen.

A case of rosai-dorfman disease with highly elevated serum ferritin.

Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, also known as Rosai-Dorfman disease is a rare disorder characterized by proliferation of distinctive histiocytes within lymph node sinuses and lymphatics, sometimes involving extranodal sites. However, clinical suspicion is difficult and there is also a lack of useful diagnostic markers for this disorder prior to histological confirmation. High elevation of serum ferritin is known to be a useful diagnostic marker for various hematologic diseases, including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and lymphoma.

Clinical significance of clonality and Epstein-Barr virus infection in adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

We assessed the clinical significance of T or B cell clonality and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) to identify factors related to prognosis. A total of 30 adult patients with diagnosed HLH were included in the study. In all patients, EBV-DNA in peripheral blood was examined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and bone marrow cells were examined for clonal rearrangement of T cell receptor gamma(TCRG) and immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) genes.