Expression of cysteine-containing low molecular weight proteins - metallothioneins and activity of cysteine protease - caspase-3 in lymphocytes of patients with chronic B-lymphocytic leukemia were evaluated before and after modification of their redox status. An increased caspase-3 activity was detected in lymphocytes of patients with B-CLL compared to normal cells under physiological condition. H2O2-induced oxidative stress in leukemic cells led to the activation of caspase-dependent apoptotic processes. It has been established that metallothioneins are the main triggers in this process. These polypeptides can deposit zinc ions and thereby play a significant role in process mediated by cell zinc signaling under chronic B-lymphocytic leukemia.
chronic B-lymphocytic leukemia, metallothioneins, caspase-3, redox-state, zinc homeostasis
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