Circulating CLL cells that recently emigrated from the LN in vivo
show upregulation of classical/alternative NF-κB
signaling. NF-κB nuclear localization was examined in
FFWB samples of patients with CLL using imaging FCM (ImageStream). (A)
Representative cell images displaying staining for CD5, CD19, CD69,
CXCR4, RelA/RelB/p100,52, 7AAD, 7AAD/RelA, 7AAD/RelB, or 7AAD/p100,52
(merge) in a CLL sample. The images were captured at ×60
magnification. (B) Fold difference in nuclear localization of RelA,
RelB, and p100,52 in CD69+/CXCR4Low CLL
(CD5+/CD19+) cells as compared
with CD69−/CXCR4High CLL cells
in multiple patient samples. Statistical significance was determined by
Student t test. *P <
.05; **P < .01;
***P < .001. Data are
presented as mean ± SD.