Physiopathogenesis of Hematological Cancer

Author(s): Katia B. Barbosa Pagnano

DOI: 10.2174/978160805259211201010193

Chronic Myeloproliferative Diseases

Pp: 193-200 (8)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

The Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by proliferation of one or more of the myeloid lineages, hipercellularity of the bone marrow with hematopoietic maturation and increased numbers of granulocytes, red blood cells and/or platelets in the peripheral blood. Several genes are involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases, like bcr-abl in chronic myeloid leukemia, JAK-2 in polycithemia vera, myelofibrosis and essential thrombocithemia, c-kit in systemic mastocytosis and PDGRF in chronic eosinophilic leukemia. The advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of the MPN has improved the diagnosis and will contribute in the development of target therapies for these diseases.

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