High expression of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) 6 and 8 in primary myelofibrosis

Caroline Hasselbalch Riley, Vibe Skov, Thomas Stauffer Larsen, Mads Thomassen, Caroline Hasselbalch Riley, Morten K Jensen, Ole Weis Bjerrum, Torben A Kruse

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    Abstract

    Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is characterized by leukoerythroblastic anemia with circulating immature myeloid cells, including CD34+ cells, progressive splenomegaly and accumulation of connective tissue and neoangiogenesis in the bone marrow. Altered bone marrow stroma and cell adherence account for the egress of CD34+ cells from the bone marrow. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) 6 has been implicated in cell adhesion, cellular invasiveness, angiogenesis, and inflammation, which are all key processes in the pathophysiology of PMF. Accordingly, CEACAMs may play an important role in these processes in patients with myelofibrosis as well. Using a genome-wide approach, several genes of the CEACAM family were found to be deregulated in patients with PMF and related myeloproliferative neoplasms (n=69). In PMF patients, the CEACAM6 and 8 were significantly upregulated (fold change (FC) 12.5 and 14.0, respectively and FDR adjusted p values 7.71×10(-7) and 1.48×10(-5), respectively). The elevated expression of CEACAM genes may reflect clonal myeloid expansion and neutrophil activation being most exaggerated in patients with PMF. Alternatively, the highly elevated gene expression of CEACAM6 and 8 in PMF may be molecular markers of myelofibrotic transformation, implying enhanced proteolytic activity, egress of CD34+ cells into the circulation, and neoangiogenesis.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalLeukemia Research
    Volume35
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)1330-4
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0261-474X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • Aged
    • Antigens, CD
    • Antigens, CD34
    • Biological Markers
    • Bone Marrow
    • Case-Control Studies
    • Cell Adhesion
    • Cell Adhesion Molecules
    • Cell Movement
    • Female
    • GPI-Linked Proteins
    • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
    • Genome-Wide Association Study
    • Humans
    • Inflammation
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Neovascularization, Pathologic
    • Neutrophil Activation
    • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
    • Primary Myelofibrosis
    • T-Lymphocytes

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