Predictive value of expression of IL-7 and NK cells in peripheral blood of children with acute B-lymphocytic leukemia on effect of chemotherapy
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摘要: 目的 分析急性B淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)患儿外周血白细胞介素-7(IL-7)、自然杀伤(NK)细胞表达对化疗效果的预测价值,为临床治疗B-ALL提供经验指导。方法 采用前瞻性研究方法,研究对象来源2015年4月—2020年2月治疗的B-ALL患儿,所有患儿均采用VDLD方案(长春新碱+柔红霉素+门冬酰胺酶+地塞米松)化疗,化疗前检测外周血IL-7、NK细胞水平,化疗33 d后统计化疗效果。比较不同化疗效果中B-ALL患儿性别、年龄、临床危险度、IL-7、NK细胞等资料,分析B-ALL患儿外周血IL-7、NK细胞表达对化疗效果的预测价值。结果 本研究共纳入308例B-ALL患儿进行研究,300例按规定完成33 d的规范治疗,其中完全缓解140例(46.67%),部分缓解98例(32.67%),疾病进展36例(12.00%),疾病复发26例(8.67%)。缓解组白细胞计数、IL-7低于未缓解组,纤维蛋白原、D-二聚体及NK细胞水平高于未缓解组,差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05)。经点二列相关性分析显示,B-ALL患儿IL-7水平与化疗效果呈正相关(r=0.350,P < 0.05),NK细胞水平与化疗效果呈负相关(r=-0.342,P < 0.05)。经Pearson相关性分析显示,B-ALL患儿外周血IL-7与NK细胞呈负相关(r=-0.191,P < 0.05);绘制受试者工作特征曲线,结果显示化疗前IL-7、NK细胞单独及联合预测B-ALL患儿化疗效果的曲线下面积分别为0.722、0.739、0.768,均有一定预测价值,当IL-7与NK细胞临界值分别取15.590 pg/mL、7.185时预测价值最佳。结论 B-ALL患儿外周血IL-7水平升高、NK细胞水平降低,外周血IL-7、NK细胞可作为化疗效果的预测指标。
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关键词:
- 急性B淋巴细胞白血病 /
- 白细胞介素-7 /
- 自然杀伤细胞 /
- 化疗 /
- 预测
Abstract: Objective To analyze the predictive value of the expression of interleukin-7(IL-7) and natural killer(NK) cells in the peripheral blood of children with acute B-lymphocytic leukemia(B-ALL) on the effect of chemotherapy, so as to provide experience guidance for clinical treatment of B-ALL.Methods A prospective study was conducted. The subjects were children with B-ALL who were treated in the Affiliated Children's Hospital of Suzhou University from April 2015 to February 2020. All children were treated with VDLD regimen(vincristine+daunorubicin+asparaginase+dexamethasone). The levels of IL-7 and NK cells in peripheral blood were detected before chemotherapy, and the chemotherapy effect was counted 33 days after chemotherapy. The sex, age, clinical risk, IL-7, NK cells and other data of children with B-ALL with different chemotherapy effects were compared, and the predictive value of the expression of IL-7, NK cells in the peripheral blood of children with B-ALL on the chemotherapy effect were analyzed.Results A total of 308 children with B-ALL were included in this study. 300 patients completed the standardized treatment for 33 days according to the regulations. Among the 300 children, 140(46.67%) had complete remission, 98(32.67%) had partial remission, 36(12.00%) had disease progression, and 26(8.67%) had disease recurrence. The WBC count and IL-7 in remission group were lower than those in non remission group, while the levels of fibrinogen, D-dimer and NK cells in remission group were higher than those in non remission group, with a statistical significant difference(P < 0.05). The point binary correlation analysis showed that the level of IL-7 in children with B-ALL was correlated with the effect of chemotherapy(r=0.350, P < 0.05), and the level of NK cells was negatively correlated with the effect of chemotherapy(r=-0.342, P < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation between IL-7 and NK cells in peripheral blood of children with B-ALL(r=-0.191, P < 0.05). The ROC curve of the subjects was drawn. The results showed that the AUC of IL-7 and NK cells alone and jointly predicting the chemotherapy effect of children with B-ALL before chemotherapy were 0.722, 0.739 and 0.768, respectively, which had certain predictive value. When the critical values of IL-7 and NK cells were 15.590 pg/mL and 7.185, respectively, the predictive value was the best.Conclusion The levels of IL-7 and NK cells in peripheral blood of children with B-ALL increased and decreased, respectively. IL-7 and NK cells in peripheral blood could be used as predictive indicators of chemotherapy effect.-
Key words:
- acute B-lymphocytic leukemia /
- interleukin-7 /
- natural killer cells /
- chemotherapy /
- prediction
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表 1 基线资料及实验室指标对比
组别 缓解组(n=238) 未缓解组(n=62) 统计值 P 性别/例(%) χ2=0.732 0.392 男 116(48.74) 34(54.84) 女 122(51.26) 28(45.16) 年龄/例(%) χ2=0.974 0.324 ≥8岁 93(39.08) 20(32.26) < 8岁 145(60.92) 42(67.74) 体重/kg 24.58±2.86 24.73±2.90 t=0.366 0.714 临床危险度/例(%) Z=0.223 0.823 低危 46(19.33) 11(17.74) 中危 102(42.86) 27(43.55) 高危 90(37.81) 24(38.71) 血小板计数/(×109/L) 93.02±8.13 92.48±8.20 t=0.465 0.642 红细胞计数/(×1012/L) 4.68±0.65 4.72±0.70 t=0.321 0.748 白细胞计数/(×109/L) 55.56±6.75 65.10±6.58 t=9.956 < 0.001 中性粒细胞计数/(×109/L) 1.06±0.23 1.10±0.19 t=1.043 0.298 血红蛋白/(g/L) 75.46±5.42 74.10±5.48 t=1.754 0.080 PT/s 12.51±1.02 12.58±0.98 t=0.484 0.629 APTT/s 31.84±2.02 31.75±1.96 t=0.313 0.754 TT/s 14.79±1.24 14.83±1.28 t=0.169 0.866 FIB/(g/L) 2.80±0.50 2.45±0.46 t=4.964 < 0.001 D-D/(μg/L) 162.85±20.54 156.74±20.63 t=2.085 0.038 IL-7/(pg/mL) 14.15±3.49 17.66±4.82 t=6.458 < 0.001 NK细胞 7.85±1.25 6.66±1.57 t=6.280 < 0.001 表 2 IL-7、NK细胞与化疗效果的关系分析
指标 r P IL-7 0.350 < 0.001 NK细胞 -0.342 < 0.001 表 3 化疗前IL-7、NK细胞单独及联合对化疗效果的预测价值
指标 AUC AUC的95%CI SE P 最佳阈值 特异度 灵敏度 约登指数 IL-7 0.722 0.643~0.801 0.040 < 0.001 15.590 pg/mL 0.647 0.710 0.357 NK细胞 0.739 0.661~0.817 0.040 < 0.001 7.185 0.676 0.694 0.370 联合 0.768 0.696~0.839 0.036 < 0.001 - 0.651 0.742 0.393 -
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