Reversible resistance to apoptosis in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Reversible resistance to apoptosis in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
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皮肤 T 细胞淋巴瘤对细胞凋亡的可逆抵抗。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03710.x
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Duke,RC
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作者:
Meech,SJ;Edelson,R;Walsh,P;Norris,DA;Duke,RC
Abstract:Mycosis fungoides and its leukemic variant, Sézary syndrome, represent the most common forms of cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL). These disorders are clonal neoplasms characterized by the progressive accumulation of cells that resemble activated/memory CD4+T cells. Unlike their normal counterparts, these malignant lymphocytes have prolonged life spans and are resistant to dying following treatment with most chemotherapeutic agents. This suggests that CTCL undergo abnormal programmed cell death; however, data regarding apoptotic defects in CTCL are limited. Regulation of apoptosis in lymphocytes that regularly undergo clonal expansion is necessarily complex and will be reviewed here. Clonally expanded lymphocytes rely primarily on Fas‐mediated pathways to initiate apoptosis. Factors leading to the resistance of apoptosis in CTCL and new therapeutic approaches for reversing this resistance will be discussed, including the important role that the Fas death pathway may play in the pathogenesis and treatment of CTCL.