Expressions of mRNA for Par-4 and WT1 in bone marrow cells from acute leukemia patients

Abstract

Objective To observe expressions of mRNA for Par-4 and WT1 in bone marrow cells from acute leukemia patients and non-leukemia patients, and to approach the correlation between CR rate and Par-4, WT1 expression level. Methods To detect Par-4 and WT1 mRNA expression level in bone marrow cells from 78 acute leukemia patients and 23 non-leukemia patients by means of Real-time Fluorescent Quantitation RT-PCR. Results FQ-RT-PCR result showed that Par-4 mRNA was expressed in bone marrow cells from 78 acute leukemia patients and 23 non-leukemia patients. Compared with control groups, the expression levels of Par-4 mRNA were significantly suppressed (9.35×10-4±8.4×10-5, P ＜0.05). Compared with initial treatment groups and relapse groups, the expression levels of Par-4 mRNA in remission groups were significantly up-regulated (1.26×10-3±1.1×10-4) but were still significantly lower than that in control groups (3.25×10-3±2.9×10-4). There was no significance difference between initial treatment groups and relapse groups. No apparent association was found between Par-4 expression level and CR rate (P ＞0.05). WT1 gene was overexpressed in bone marrow cells from acute leukemia patients(2.98× 10-3±2.1×10-4), but the expression levels of WT1 mRNA were significantly lower in bone marrow cells from control groups (7.25×10-5±6.7×10-6,P ＜0.05). Compared with initial treatment groups and relapse groups, the expression levels of WT1 mRNA in remission groups were significantly down-regulated (6.86×10-4±5.2× 10-5) but were still significantly higher than that in control groups. There was no significant difference between initial treatment groups and relapse groups.There was significant difference between different WT1 expression levels and CR rates (P ＜0.05). Conclusion The result of FQ-RT-PCR testing confirmed that Par-4 mRNA expression is lower, while WT1 is higher in acute leukemia. Par-4 and WT1 gene present mutually exclusive expression patterns. There was no apparent association between Par-4 expression level and CR rate. Key words: Leukemia, acute; Par-4 gene; WT1 gene; Bone marrow cells