Further studies on satellite nucleoli of lymphocytes in patients suffering from B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. 1994

K Smetana, and L Rosa, and H Subrtova, and R Ochs
Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic.

Satellite nucleoli were studied in lymphocytes of patients suffering from various stages of B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia without and after treatment with cytostatic monotherapy with chlorambucil. The percentage of lymphocytes with satellite nucleoli in the peripheral blood of investigated patients was very constant and showed only a statistically non-significant slight trend to decrease in the most advanced stage of the disease. In contrast, the count of these cells increased in advanced stages of the disease, and decreased after the cytostatic chemotherapy. From the methodological point of view, satellite nucleoli may be easily visualized by means of a simple staining for RNA with acidified basic dyes without fixation. Such staining provided similar results as cytochemical immunoreactions for the characteristic nucleolar protein B23.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008214 Lymphocytes White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each), or NATURAL KILLER CELLS. Lymphoid Cells,Cell, Lymphoid,Cells, Lymphoid,Lymphocyte,Lymphoid Cell
D002466 Cell Nucleolus Within most types of eukaryotic CELL NUCLEUS, a distinct region, not delimited by a membrane, in which some species of rRNA (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) are synthesized and assembled into ribonucleoprotein subunits of ribosomes. In the nucleolus rRNA is transcribed from a nucleolar organizer, i.e., a group of tandemly repeated chromosomal genes which encode rRNA and which are transcribed by RNA polymerase I. (Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology & Molecular Biology, 2d ed) Plasmosome,Cell Nucleoli,Nucleoli, Cell,Nucleolus, Cell,Plasmosomes
D002699 Chlorambucil A nitrogen mustard alkylating agent used as antineoplastic for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and others. Although it is less toxic than most other nitrogen mustards, it has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985). (Merck Index, 11th ed) 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)benzenebutanoic Acid,Amboclorin,CB-1348,Chloraminophene,Chlorbutin,Leukeran,Lympholysin,N,N-Di-(2-chloroethyl)-p-aminophenylbutyric Acid,NSC-3088,CB 1348,CB1348,NSC 3088,NSC3088
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015451 Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell A chronic leukemia characterized by abnormal B-lymphocytes and often generalized lymphadenopathy. In patients presenting predominately with blood and bone marrow involvement it is called chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); in those predominately with enlarged lymph nodes it is called small lymphocytic lymphoma. These terms represent spectrums of the same disease. B-Cell Leukemia, Chronic,B-Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,Leukemia, B-Cell, Chronic,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic, B-Cell,Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic,B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,B-Cell Malignancy, Low-Grade,Diffuse Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Disrupted In B-Cell Malignancy,Leukemia, B Cell, Chronic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphatic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic, B-Cell,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Chronic,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B Cell,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic, B Cell,Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse, Well Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse, Well-Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Well Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Diffuse, Well Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Diffuse, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Well Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytoid, CLL,Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic, Plasmacytoid,Lymphoma, Small-Cell,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma, CLL,Small-Cell Lymphoma,B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,B Cell Leukemia, Chronic,B Cell Malignancy, Low Grade,B Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,B-Cell Leukemias, Chronic,B-Cell Malignancies, Low-Grade,B-Lymphocytic Leukemias, Chronic,CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma,CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas,Chronic B-Cell Leukemia,Chronic B-Cell Leukemias,Chronic B-Lymphocytic Leukemia,Chronic B-Lymphocytic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia,Chronic Lymphatic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemia,Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias,Diffuse Well Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Disrupted In B Cell Malignancy,Leukemia, Chronic B-Cell,Leukemia, Chronic B-Lymphocytic,Leukemias, Chronic B-Cell,Leukemias, Chronic B-Lymphocytic,Leukemias, Chronic Lymphatic,Leukemias, Chronic Lymphoblastic,Low-Grade B-Cell Malignancies,Low-Grade B-Cell Malignancy,Lymphatic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphatic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphoblastic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Small,Lymphocytic Lymphomas,Lymphocytic Lymphomas, Small,Lymphocytic Lymphomas, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid,Lymphoma, Small Cell,Lymphoma, Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid,Lymphomas, Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, Small Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, Small-Cell,Lymphomas, Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas, CLL,Malignancies, Low-Grade B-Cell,Malignancy, Low-Grade B-Cell,Small Cell Lymphoma,Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Small Lymphocytic Lymphomas,Small-Cell Lymphomas,Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphomas
D018655 Lymphocyte Count The number of LYMPHOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. Total Lymphocyte Count,Lymphocyte Number,Lymphocyte Count, Total,Lymphocyte Counts,Lymphocyte Counts, Total,Lymphocyte Numbers,Total Lymphocyte Counts

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