Role of signaling pathways and miRNAs in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

OBJECTIVE

To summarize the recent findings of dysregulation of signaling pathways and miRNAs in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

DATA SOURCES

We searched PubMed database with the keywords "chronic lymphocytic leukemia", "signal pathway", or "miRNA" for relevant articles in recent years.

STUDY SELECTION

Research articles and reviews about signaling pathways and miRNAs in CLL were chosen for review.

RESULTS

Dysregulation of signaling pathways, such as B cell receptor , toll-like receptor, PI3K, nuclear factor κB, notch signaling pathway, Wnt/Fzd signaling pathway, and Hedgehog and Janus kinases/signal transducers and activators of transcription signaling pathway, as the terminal events of the aberrant gene expression and the pro-survival effects of microenvironment, plays a crucial role in the process of CLL. miRNAs, a novel found noncoding RNA, which regulate gene expression at transcription or post-transcription level and correlate with pathogenesis of CLL provide us new avenues to better evaluating prognosis and therapy of it.

CONCLUSION

Further investigation of the dysregulation of signaling pathways and miRNAs and their relationship may provide us a new prospective to understand the pathogenesis of CLL and may provide us new strategies to resolve the clinical nodi in treatment of CLL.