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- The study focused on analyzing the mRNA expression of transcription factors TOX and NR4A1-3 in CD8+ T cells from patients with acute leukemia (ALL and AML) compared to healthy controls.
- Results indicated that TOX expression did not differ significantly across groups, but NR4A1-3 showed notably lower expression in leukemia patients, suggesting a potential link to T cell exhaustion.
- The findings imply that while TOX and NR4As are related to T cell exhaustion in solid tumors, their roles in acute leukemia may differ and need further exploration.
Article Abstract
Background: Thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box protein (TOX) and members of the nuclear receptor 4A (NR4A) are known as transcription factors involved in T cell exhaustion.
Objective: To evaluate the mRNA expression of TOX and NR4A1-3 in CD8+ T cells in acute leukemia.
Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 21 ALL and 6 AML patients as well as 20 control subjects. CD8+ T cells were isolated using MACS. Relative gene expression of TOX and NR4A1-3 was then evaluated using qRT-PCR.
Results: Comparison of mRNA expression of TOX in CD8+ T cells showed no significant difference among the study groups (p>0.05), while the expression of NR4A1 was significantly lower in AML patients than in the control group (p=0.0006). Also, the expression of NR4A2 and NR4A3 was significantly lower in both ALL (p=0.0049 and p=0.0005, respectively) and AML (p=0.0019 and p=0.0055, respectively) patients.
Conclusion: NR4As expressions were found to be lower in CD8+ T cells from patients with AML and ALL compared to controls, whereas the mRNA expression of TOX showed no significant difference. Although TOX and NR4As are associated with CD8+ T cell exhaustion in solid tumors, they might play different roles in acute leukemia, which requires further investigation.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/iji.2023.97902.2537 | DOI Listing |
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