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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Association of Galectin-9 Soluble Immune Checkpoint with Clinical Prognostic Markers in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Aviwe Ntsethe, Phiwayinkosi Vusi Dludla, Bongani Brian Nkambule

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Aviwe NtsetheDepartment of Human Physiology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6658-6134
Phiwayinkosi Vusi DludlaSchool of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5965-3610
Bongani Brian NkambuleSchool of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.

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Abstract

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a heterogenous disease, with varied clinical outcomes. Multiplex assays used to measure soluble immune checkpoints offer a less laborious method of monitoring patients with CLL, but none of these panels have been validated. The aim of the study was to assess soluble immune checkpoint profiles in patients with CLL and to correlate these with independent prognostic markers such as β2-microglobulin (B2M), Rai stage, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) status, and the International Prognostic Index for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL-IPI). We measured plasma levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha (sCD25), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 (TIM-3), galectin-9, programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) using cytometric bead array-based assays. We further measured plasma levels of B2M using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. Soluble immune checkpoints were correlated with prognostic markers. The plasma levels of sCD25, TIM-3, galectin-9, PD-1, and PD-L1 were significantly increased in patients with CLL compared to the control group,

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Biomarkers, TumorGalectinsImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellAgedAged, 80 and overbeta 2-MicroglobulinFemaleHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2HumansInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisB2M protein, humanbeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkers, TumorGalectinsHAVCR2 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2Immune Checkpoint ProteinsInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLGALS9 protein, humanbeta-2 microglobulinchronic lymphocytic leukemiagalectin-9prognostic markersRai stagesoluble immune checkpoints

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