Bone marrow plasma level of decorin may be associated with improved treatment outcomes in a subset of multiple myeloma patients

Autor: Szu-Chun Hsu, Ming Yao, Bor-Sheng Ko, Hsiu-Hsia Lin, Hwei-Fang Tien, Wen-Chien Chou, Shang-Yi Huang, Jih-Luh Tang, Shang-Ju Wu
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 121:643-651
ISSN: 0929-6646
Popis: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Decorin is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan rich in extracellular matrix with potential antitumor activity. However, the role of decorin in hematological malignancies remains unclear, especially in the case of multiple myeloma (MM), a bone marrow (BM) stroma-dependent plasma cell neoplasm. METHODS We measured decorin levels in BM plasma samples from 270 patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS Patients were divided into high decorin (H-DCN, > 18.99 ng/mL) and low decorin (L-DCN
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