Unit of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis; San Martino Hospital-National Institute for Cancer Research; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy.
Oncoimmunology. 2012 Mar 1;1(2):214-216. doi: 10.4161/onci.1.2.18112.
We discuss our recent findings on the increase, in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib, of B1 lymphocytes producing IgM anti-O-linked sugars expressed by leukemic cells, paralleled by increased B-stimulating cytokines. We propose that one important effect of imatinib treatment is due to the remodelling of bone marrow microenvironment.
我们讨论了我们最近在慢性髓性白血病患者中发现的现象,即在接受伊马替尼治疗的患者中,产生 IgM 抗-O 连接糖的 B1 淋巴细胞增加,同时伴有 B 细胞刺激细胞因子增加。我们提出,伊马替尼治疗的一个重要作用是由于骨髓微环境的重塑。