D'Arena Giovanni, Simeon Vittorio, D'Auria Fiorella, Statuto Teodora, Sanzo Paola Di, Martino Laura De, Marandino Aurelio, Sangiorgio Michele, Musto Pellegrino, Feo Vincenzo De
Onco-Hematology Department, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata Rionero in Vulture, Italy.
Am J Blood Res. 2013;3(1):52-7. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
Regulatory T (Treg) cells are now under extensive investigation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This small subset of T-cells has been, in fact, considered to be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of CLL. However, whether Treg dysregulation in CLL plays a key role or it rather represents a simple epiphenomenon is still matter of debate. In the former case, Treg cells could be appealing for targeting therapies. Finally, Treg cells have also been proposed as a prognostic indicator of the disease clinical course.
调节性T(Treg)细胞目前正在慢性淋巴细胞白血病(CLL)中接受广泛研究。事实上,这一T细胞小亚群已被认为参与了CLL的发病机制和进展。然而,CLL中Treg细胞失调是发挥关键作用还是仅仅代表一种简单的附带现象仍存在争议。在前一种情况下,Treg细胞可能成为靶向治疗的有吸引力的靶点。最后,Treg细胞也被提议作为该疾病临床病程的一个预后指标。