Research Article

Proinflammatory Cytokine IL-6 and JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Table 4

Comparison of gene expression profiling between former and present studies in CD34+ cells of MPN subjects.

StudiesGuglielmelli et al. [17]Jones et al. [18]Steidl et al. [19]Čokić et al.

MPNPMFPMFPVPV, ET, PMF

Purified fromPB-PMF
BM-HC
PB-PMF
BM-HC
BM-PMF
BM-HC
PB-PV, ET, and PMF
PB-HC

RNAPooledAmplified 50 ng of total RNAIndividualAmplified 300 ng of total RNA

Examined MPN patientsMixed: de novo, treated/pausedMixed: de novo, treated/pausedDe novoDe novo

Number of patientsPMF, 3 × 5
HC, 3 × 5
PMF, 8
HC, 6
PV, 4
HC, 10
PV, 7, ET, 9,
PMF, 4, and HC, 8

Microarray chipsAffymetrix HG-U133A GeneChipAffymetrix HGU95Av2 chipAtlas Clontech Human 1.2 I Operon Human Genome 4.0

Number of examined genes16.000 genes
(22.238 probes)
9.670 genes
(12.625 probes)
1.185 genes25.100 genes
(35.035 probes)

JAK2V617FMixture of 8 mutated and 7 nonmutatedNot analyzedNot analyzedSeparated according to mutant allele burden

Characterized genes17495 (48 upregulated and 47 downregulated)107PV, 261, ET, 82,
PMF, 94

HC: healthy controls, PB: peripheral blood, and BM: bone marrow.