Abstract
We have studied the surface expression of the Toll-like receptor family member CD 180 on cells from 78 patients with B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL). B-CLL cells had variable levels of CD 180 expression, but this was always less than that expressed by normal blood B cells and was stable for 24 months. Significantly higher levels of CD 180 were expressed by B-CLL cells with mutated IGVH genes compared with those using unmutated IGVH genes. This was in contrast to the higher levels of expression of surface immunoglobulin M by B-CLL cells using unmutated, rather than mutated IGVH genes. CD 180 was functional on B-CLL cells from some of the patients, as shown by the increased expression of CD 86 following incubation in vitro with anti-CD 180. The differential expression of CD 180 amongst B-CLL patients is one more marker that may define more precisely the different biological properties of this heterogeneous disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 313-319 |
| Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Note: This work was supported by the Leukaemia Research Fund and INTAS EU [grant number 01-2239].Keywords
- Cancer studies