Azacitidine decreases reactive oxygen species production in peripheral white blood cells: A case report.

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Azacitidine decreases reactive oxygen species production in peripheral white blood cells: A case report. Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... Related Articles Azacitidine decreases reactive oxygen species production in peripheral white blood cells: A case report. World J Clin Cases. 2020 Nov 26;8(22):5657-5662 Authors: Hasunuma H, Shimizu N, Yokota H, Tatsuno I Abstract BACKGROUND: In myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), oxidative stress is closely related to iron overload and DNA damage. A recent study suggested the possibility that increased oxidative stress causes not only iron overload but also disease progression of MDS with DNA damage. We present a case of MDS with decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in peripheral white blood cells (WBCs) and decreased diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) in serum after azacitidine therapy. CASE SUMMARY: A 74-year-old man presented to the hematological department with the chief complaint of anemia. His vital signs were within normal limits at admission with a heart rate of 80 bpm and blood pressure of 135/60 mmHg. Laboratory tests indicated pancytopenia, a WBC count of 2190 cells/µL, a hemoglobin level of 6.2 g/dL and a platelet count of 7.4 × 104/µL. The patient was diagnosed with MDS with fibrosis after a bone marrow examination. This case showed decreased ROS production in WBCs, d-ROMs in serum and Wilms' tumor 1 after azacitidine therapy, after which his hematopoiesis recovered. CONCLUSION: Azacitidine therapy can improve hematopoiesis and decrease ROS and d-ROM production. PMID: 33344557 [PubMed] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.