Publication: Variation of nicotinic subtype α7 and muscarinic subtype M3 acetylcholine receptor expression in three main types of leukemia
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2019-01-01
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17921082
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17921074
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Oncology Letters. Vol.17, No.1 (2019), 1357-1362
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Tawit Suriyo, Sadudee Chotirat, Chirayu U. Auewarakul, Karnjana Chaiyot, Orathai Promsuwicha, Jutamaad Satayavivad Variation of nicotinic subtype α7 and muscarinic subtype M3 acetylcholine receptor expression in three main types of leukemia. Oncology Letters. Vol.17, No.1 (2019), 1357-1362. doi:10.3892/ol.2018.9663 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/50394
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Variation of nicotinic subtype α7 and muscarinic subtype M3 acetylcholine receptor expression in three main types of leukemia
Abstract
© 2018, Spandidos Publications. All rights reserved. Cholinergic receptors, such as α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) and M3-muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M3-mAChR), have been demonstrated to serve a significant role in the proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of leukemic cells. However, the expression of these receptors in samples from patients with leukemia remains unclear. The present study aimed to determine the expression of M3-mAChR and α7-nAChR in the bone marrow or peripheral blood of 51 patients with leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML; n=33), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL; n=13), and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML; n=5). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were also isolated from healthy subjects (n=5) for comparison. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the protein expression profiles, and a pattern of decreased α7-nAChR levels in patients with leukemia was observed. Among the leukemia types, the lowest expression of α7-nAChR and M3-mAChR were identified in patients with T-cell ALL/lymphoma (T-ALL). CML exhibited the highest level of M3-mAChR, which was significantly different from APL and AML-M4, yet not from healthy subjects (P<0.05). Therefore, different expression profiles of α7-nACR and M3-mAChR were detected amongst the leukemia types. Collectively, the present study supports the potential role of cholinergic signaling in mediating leukemogenesis. However, further studies in larger cohorts are required to validate these findings.