Meningeal leukemia with cerebrospinal fluid block

Fisher, Paul G.; Chiello, Christine

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(200004)34:4<281::aid-mpo15>3.0.co;2-j

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“…B-cell ALL CNS leukemia is primarily a meningeal disease (104,105). The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy humans contains mainly T cells (90%), as well as B cells (5%) and monocytes (5%) (106).…”

Section: The Role Of Adhesion Molecules In Allmentioning

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A narrative review of central nervous system involvement in acute leukemias

Deak¹,

Gorcea-Andronic²,

Sas³

et al. 2021

Ann Transl Med

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Acute leukemias (both myeloid and lymphoblastic) are a group of diseases for which each year more successful therapies are implemented. However, in a subset of cases the overall survival (OS) is still exceptionally low due to the infiltration of leukemic cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and the subsequent formation of brain tumors. The CNS involvement is more common in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), than in adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML), although the rates for the second case might be underestimated. The main reasons for CNS invasion are related to the expression of specific adhesion molecules (VLA-4, ICAM-1, VCAM, L-selectin, PECAM-1, CD18, LFA-1, CD58, CD44, CXCL12) by a subpopulation of leukemic cells, called "sticky cells" which have the ability to interact and adhere to endothelial cells. Moreover, the microenvironment becomes hypoxic and together with secretion of VEGF-A by ALL or AML cells the permeability of vasculature in the bone marrow increases, coupled with the disruption of blood brain barrier. There is a single subpopulation of leukemia cells, called leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that is able to resist in the new microenvironment due to its high adaptability. The LCSs enter into the arachnoid, migrate, and intensively proliferate in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and consequently infiltrate perivascular spaces and brain parenchyma. Moreover, the CNS is an immune privileged site that also protects leukemic cells from chemotherapy. CD56/NCAM is the most important surface molecule often overexpressed by leukemic stem cells that offers them the ability to infiltrate in the CNS. Although

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Section: The Role Of Adhesion Molecules In Allmentioning

confidence: 99%