In vivo histone protein acetylation in CLL patient cells following depsipeptide treatment
. | Relative increase in H4 acetylation, % before treatment . | . | Relative increase in H3 acetylation, % before treatment . | . | Relative HDAC enzyme activity, % before treatment . | . | Maximum reduction in lymphocyte count, % . | |||
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Patient no. . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | . | |||
1 | 260 | 170 | 240 | 800 | 26.0 | 52.5 | 45 | |||
2 | 630 | 440 | 460 | 370 | 19.4 | 64.1 | 76 | |||
3 | 200 | 230 | 240 | 410 | 30.6 | 45.3 | 61 | |||
4 | 390 | 770 | 510 | 330 | 16.2 | 86.8 | 59 | |||
5 | 800 | 270 | 440 | 260 | 24.2 | 58.3 | 50 | |||
6 | 340 | 240 | 260 | 100 | 37.5 | 66.2 | 50 | |||
7 | 300 | 200 | 630 | 390 | 36.2 | 80.2 | 62 |
. | Relative increase in H4 acetylation, % before treatment . | . | Relative increase in H3 acetylation, % before treatment . | . | Relative HDAC enzyme activity, % before treatment . | . | Maximum reduction in lymphocyte count, % . | |||
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Patient no. . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | 4 h after treatment . | 24 h after treatment . | . | |||
1 | 260 | 170 | 240 | 800 | 26.0 | 52.5 | 45 | |||
2 | 630 | 440 | 460 | 370 | 19.4 | 64.1 | 76 | |||
3 | 200 | 230 | 240 | 410 | 30.6 | 45.3 | 61 | |||
4 | 390 | 770 | 510 | 330 | 16.2 | 86.8 | 59 | |||
5 | 800 | 270 | 440 | 260 | 24.2 | 58.3 | 50 | |||
6 | 340 | 240 | 260 | 100 | 37.5 | 66.2 | 50 | |||
7 | 300 | 200 | 630 | 390 | 36.2 | 80.2 | 62 |
Data are shown as percentage relative to the pretreatment sample in each case, set at 100%. Increases of H3 and H4 acetylation of at least 100% more than the pretreatment sample (ie, 200% before treatment or greater) are considered to meet the MEPD criteria.