scholarly journals DNA ploidy and cell cycle analyses in the bone marrow cells of patients with megaloblastic anemia using laser scanning cytometry

2008 ◽  
Vol 74B (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Tsujioka ◽  
Aki Tochigi ◽  
Mitsuyo Kishimoto ◽  
Toshinori Kondo ◽  
Taizo Tasaka ◽  
...  
1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 398-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Valet ◽  
B Fischer ◽  
A Sundergeld ◽  
G Hanser ◽  
V Kachel ◽  
...  

Simultaneous flow cytometric DNA and volume analysis of normal rat bone marrow cells shows three populations of nucleated cells with different mean volume. Each of these populations proliferates in a distinct cell cycle (alpha, beta, gamma). Normally the alpha-cell cycle has the highest amplitude, the beta-cell cycle is intermediate, and the gamma-cell cycle is low. The alpha-cell cycle was very significantly depressed and the beta + gamma-cell cycle was increased in three different rat leukemias (L5222, Shay, BNML), growing on three different rat strains (BDIX, Holtzmann, Brown Norway). The two parameter analysis further revealed that cells of the beta + gamma-cell cycle were slightly hyperdiploid and hypertetraploid in leukemic animals. The decrease of the alpha-cell cycle and the hyperploidies were more sensitive indicators for the abnormal proliferation pattern than the analysis of one parameter DNA distributions which remained within normal limits in all three leukemias.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 1213-1213
Author(s):  
Hani Kim ◽  
Dwayne L. Barber

Abstract Chromosomal translocations involving tyrosine kinases play a significant role in human leukemia. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is associated with the recurrent chromosomal translocation, BCR-ABL (t(9;22)(q34;q11)). Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is linked to TEL-PDGF-β Receptor (PDGFβR) (t(5;12)(q33;p13)) fusion. Another TEL fusion, TEL-JAK2 (t(9;12)(p24;p13) has been observed in CMML and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia. All three fusion proteins induce leukemia-like diseases in animal models, and this is attributed to the constitutive tyrosine kinase activity, which leads to dysregulation of their respective downstream signaling pathways. The downstream targets include STAT transcription factors, MAP kinases, and PI3 kinase. On the other hand, little is known about the gene transcription regulated by these fusions. The objective of our study is to determine whether BCR-ABL, TEL-PDGFβR and TEL-JAK2 induce distinct gene expression patterns when expressed in cell lines and retrovirally transduced bone marrow cells. Each fusion was expressed in an IL3-dependent murine myeloid cell line, Ba/F3. The specific inhibitor, Imatinib mesylate, was utilized to control the activation/inhibition of BCR-ABL and TEL-PDGFβR, and an inducible system was utilized for TEL-JAK2. Upon activation of the fusion protein, cells were collected at various time-points for cell cycle and microarray analysis (Affymetrix MOE430A). We utilized 8 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr and 1 wk time points. Our rationale was to monitor gene expression changes through the first cell cycle and then to examine the fingerprint at a steady state point. Analysis of the 1 wk data reveals that a subset of genes are co-regulated (2-fold, p<0.05) by BCR-ABL, TEL-PDGFβR and TEL-JAK2 (Pim1, Id1b, Podxl, Cxcr4, Gp49b and Scin). Interestingly, analysis of the TEL-PDGFβR induced genes (10-fold, p<0.05) revealed a significant overlap with Interferon-Stimulated Gene (ISG) dataset including Cxcl-10, Gbp1, Gbp2, Isg20, Ccl-5, Stat1, Irf7, Serpine-1 and Mx1. Genes identified in this microarray study have been confirmed by Q-PCR in Ba/F3 cells and confirmatory experiments in primary bone marrow cells transduced with each fusion protein are underway. In addition, we will determine whether the transcription of these targets is dependent on STAT1 by utilizing bone marrow cells from STAT1−/− mice. In conclusion, our data reveals that oncogenic chromosomal translocations activate both distinct and co-regulated gene expression and reveal a novel and specific role of Interferon-Stimulated Genes in signaling pathways downstream of TEL-PDGFβR.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 1334-1334
Author(s):  
Seiji Fukuda ◽  
Mariko Abe ◽  
Seiji Yamaguchi ◽  
Louis M. Pelus

Abstract Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family that has been implicated in cell cycle control, anti-apoptosis and cell division. Our previous studies and others have shown that Survivin and the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p21WAF1/CDKN1 (p21) are functionally associated and are involved in cell cycle, anti-apoptosis and cytokinesis in cancer cells and in normal hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC). P21 is highly expressed in quiescent hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in steady state, but the proportion of quiescent HSCs in G0 phase is reduced in p21−/− mice. In contrast, p21 has been shown as positive regulator on cell cycle of normal HPC since p21 deficiency results in fewer total CFU in mouse bone marrow (BM) cells with fewer CFU in S-phase and retrovirus transduction of p21 in p21 deficient bone marrow cells restores total and cycling CFU. We have previously reported that Survivin increases the proliferation of mouse primary HPC and that this enhancing effect is on HPC proliferation is absent when p21 is functionally deleted, suggesting that p21 is required for Survivin to enhance HPC proliferation. In addition, ITD-Flt3 mutations that are normally expressed in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and associate poor prognosis increase expression of both Survivin and p21, implicating their involvement in aberrant proliferation of HPC expressing ITD-Flt3. Herein we have characterized the functional association between p21 and Survivin in normal and transformed cell proliferation. Antagonizing wild-type Survivin in mouse BaF3 cells by retrovirus transduction of a T34A dominant negative mutant Survivin or anti-sense increased p21 expression, even though Survivin requires p21 to enhance HPC proliferation. Ectopic p21 in Survivin+/+ primary mouse bone marrow cells increased the number of immunophenotypically defined c-kit+, lin− (KL) cells, which is consistent with a positive role of p21 in HPC proliferation, however; ectopic expression of p21 failed to increase HPC proliferation in Survivin deficient primary bone marrow cells, suggesting that p21 alone is not sufficient to substitute for Survivin’s enhancing function on normal HPC proliferation. Over-expression of ITD-Flt3 enhanced growth factor independent proliferation of primary mouse marrow c-kit+, Sca-1+, lin− (KSL) cell number; however, co-expression of p21 with ITD-Flt3 dramatically decreased the number of growth factor independent KSL cells (80±6% reduction: P<0.01). Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of p21 on KLS proliferation was further enhanced by Survivin knockout bone marrow cells (64±5% reduction compared with presence of Survivin: P<0.05). These findings indicate that Survivin and p21 have a overlapping but distinct roles in regulating normal HPC proliferation and that manipulating p21 and Survivin may represent a potential therapeutic target for acute leukemia cells expressing ITD-Flt3.


Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 4882-4882
Author(s):  
Marcelo Bellesso ◽  
Daniela Ferreira Dias ◽  
Renato Torrescasana Centrone ◽  
Laura Yolanda Chialanza Garcia ◽  
Annelise Correa Wengerkievicz Lopes ◽  
...  

Abstract A 32 years old female patient presented to our service complaining asthenia, apathy and loss of her power to work. It was observed, by laboratory test, pancytopenia (Hb: 6.0 g/dL; WBC: 2,100/mm³, platelets 95,000/mm³, Reticulocytes 0.8%) associated with marked elevation of LDH 1,800 U/L (normal range: 240 – 480U/L). Bone marrow aspirate demonstrated morphologic features of megaloblastic anemia. Moreover, low serum concentration of vitamin B12 < 150pg/mL (normal range: 200 – 95-pg/mL), Folic acid 15,9ng/mL (normal range: 3 – 17 ng/mL) confirmed Megaloblastic anemia by cobalamin deficiency. It was not evidenced gastritis. It was initiated the treatment with vitamin B12. However, in the next clinical attendance it was observed an unexpected cytogenetic result: 46,XX,del(9)(q13q22)[3]/76~78,XXX,+1,+3,+4,+9,+11,+12,+17,+20,+21[cp3]/46,XX[34]. It was interpreted that del(9)(q13q22)[3] could be a clonal cytogenetics aberration and the others data due to defects in synthesis of DNA by cobalamin deficiency. It was important, because in diagnosis of Megaloblastic anemia frequently it is not included cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow cells and a new cytogenetic analysis has become necessary due to this data. After two months, a complete hematological recovery was achieved and six months later, bone marrow aspirate and cytogenetic analisys were repeated. Normal morphologic bone marrow cells and normal cytogenetic: 46,XX[20] were evidenced. Therefore, it was really hard to conclude this case. First, cobalamin deficiency could promote this clonal deletion or, as a second hypothesis, a clonal cytogenetic with low proliferative rate was selected due to inefficient hematopoiesis, by vitamin B12 deficiency, and after the recovery of the hematopoiesis, this clonal was suppressed. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1656-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
SN Wickramasinghe ◽  
S Fida

Bone marrow cells from 15 patients with normal deoxyuridine (dU) suppression test results, 3 healthy subjects, and 11 patients with megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B12 or folate deficiency were examined for misincorporation of uracil into DNA. Cells were incubated with [5–3H] uridine for 2 hours and their DNA extracted. The DNA was hydrolyzed to deoxyribonucleosides with DNase 1, phosphodiesterase and alkaline phosphatase, and any dU present was separated from other deoxyribonucleosides by Aminex A6 chromatography. The quantity of dU/mg DNA and the radioactivity in the dU peak/mg DNA were then calculated. The results clearly showed that there was markedly increased uracil misincorporation into the DNA of vitamin B12- or folate-deficient marrow cells. Misincorporation of uracil into DNA may be an important biochemical lesion underlying both the megaloblastic change and the ineffectiveness of hematopoiesis in vitamin B12 and folate deficiency.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 1947-1958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina S. Götze ◽  
Manuel Ramı́rez ◽  
Kelly Tabor ◽  
Donald Small ◽  
William Matthews ◽  
...  

We generated monoclonal antibodies against the human Flt3 receptor and used them to study the characteristics of normal human bone marrow cells resolved based on Flt3 expression. Human CD34+ or CD34+lin− marrow cells were sorted into two populations: cells expressing high levels of Flt3 receptor (Flt3high) and cells with little or no expression of Flt3 receptor (Flt3low). Flt3 receptor was detected on a subset of CD34+CD38− marrow cells, as well as on CD34+CD19+ B lymphoid progenitors and CD34+CD14+CD64+ monocytic precursors. Flt3 receptor was also present on more mature CD34−CD14+ monocytes. In colony-forming assays, Flt3high cells gave rise mainly to colony-forming unit–granulocyte-macrophage (CFU-GM) colonies, whereas Flt3low cells produced mostly burst-forming unit-erythroid colonies. There was no difference in the number of multilineage CFU-Mix colonies between the two cell fractions. Cell cycle analysis showed that a large number of the Flt3low cells were in the G0 phase of the cell cycle, whereas Flt3highcells were predominantly in G1. Cell numbers in the suspension cultures initiated with Flt3high cells were maintained in the presence of Flt3 ligand (FL) alone, and increased in response to FL plus kit ligand (KL). In contrast, cell numbers in the suspension cultures started with Flt3low cells did not increase in the presence of FL, or FL plus KL. Upregulation of Flt3 receptor on Flt3low cells was not detected during suspension culture. CD14+ monocytes were the major cell type generated from CD34+lin−Flt3high cells in liquid suspension culture, whereas cells generated from CD34+lin−Flt3low cells were mainly CD71+GlycA+ erythroid cells. These results show clear functional differences between CD34+Flt3high and CD34+Flt3low cells and may have implications concerning the in vitro expansion of human hematopoietic progenitor cells.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 4815-4815
Author(s):  
Mengyi Du ◽  
Heng Mei ◽  
Chenggong Li ◽  
Yinqiang Zhang ◽  
Lu Tang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The development of mRNA sequencing has contributed greatly to the mechanism exploration in hematologic malignancies disease. With the advent of revolutionized single-cell mRNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), it is now possible to characterize every subset of expression programs and functional states in a comprehensive and unbiased manner. Here, we present a systematic evaluation of engineered chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) products and patient bone marrow profiles in terms of primary resistance and severe cytokine release syndrome (CRS) at the single-cell level. Methods Using single-cell mRNA sequencing in conjunction with flow cytometry (FCM), we performed characterization of CD19-targeted CAR-T and mononuclear bone marrow cells from 4 on-trial B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients (NCT02965092). Bioinformatics analysis was utilized to explore diversity between patients with different grades of response or CRS. Basing on marker genes, CAR-T products were divided into four groups, which were double-positive T (DPT), CD4 positive T (CD4), CD8 positive T (CD8), and double-negative T (DNT) cells. Meanwhile, both the mononuclear bone marrow cells before and after CAR-T infusion were grouped into six clusters, which were B-ALL, stem, progenitor, B, T, and myeloid cells. The expression and enrichment analyses results were calculated by R (version 3.6.3) and then verified in a 22-sample conventional transcription sequencing cohort of the same clinical trial. Patient efficacy was assessed by the national comprehension cancer network guidelines version 2.2020 for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and CRS was graded by CTCAE 5.0. Results By FCM detection, the variances of CAR-T infusion products between patients with different clinical outcomes were limited, and nor did mononuclear bone marrow cells. The scRNA sequencing results showed that distinct CAR-T and bone marrow cell subsets indicated differentiated expression in proliferation, cytotoxicity, and intercellular signaling pathways. Expression differentiation variances in CAR-T infusion products were minor than in mononuclear bone marrow cells. CD8+ CAR-T products of complete response (CR) patients were still significantly enriched in pathways such as cell killing (p adjust=0.0012), antigen processing and presentation (p adjust=0.0027), and cell cycle (p adjust=0.0231), exhibiting greater immune function when compared with no response patients. Also, DPT CAR-T products of the non-CRS patients were meaningfully enriched in negative regulation of cytokine production pathway (p adjust=0.0127) when compared with CRS ones. In mononuclear bone marrow cells, B-ALL cells before CAR-T treatment of CR patients presented negatively in cell-cycle (p adjust=0.0019), leading to a low malignant cell proliferation level; and stem-progenitor cells after CAR-T treatment of CR patients showed a stronger ability of neutrophil activation (p adjust&lt;0.0001). As with comparisons between CRS and non-CRS, B-ALL cells before infusion manifested a cell cycle arrest profile (p adjust&lt;0.0006) in non-CRS patients, whereas the immune cells at the same time point were enriched in positive regulation of cell cycle process (p adjust=0.0002). Conclusions Through single-cell RNA-seq profiling and unbiased canonical pathway analyses, our results unveil heterogeneities in the cell cycle, immune phenotype, and metabolic profiles of subsets during CAR-T therapy, providing a mechanistic basis for ameliorating clinical outcomes and individualized management. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 1947-1958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina S. Götze ◽  
Manuel Ramı́rez ◽  
Kelly Tabor ◽  
Donald Small ◽  
William Matthews ◽  
...  

Abstract We generated monoclonal antibodies against the human Flt3 receptor and used them to study the characteristics of normal human bone marrow cells resolved based on Flt3 expression. Human CD34+ or CD34+lin− marrow cells were sorted into two populations: cells expressing high levels of Flt3 receptor (Flt3high) and cells with little or no expression of Flt3 receptor (Flt3low). Flt3 receptor was detected on a subset of CD34+CD38− marrow cells, as well as on CD34+CD19+ B lymphoid progenitors and CD34+CD14+CD64+ monocytic precursors. Flt3 receptor was also present on more mature CD34−CD14+ monocytes. In colony-forming assays, Flt3high cells gave rise mainly to colony-forming unit–granulocyte-macrophage (CFU-GM) colonies, whereas Flt3low cells produced mostly burst-forming unit-erythroid colonies. There was no difference in the number of multilineage CFU-Mix colonies between the two cell fractions. Cell cycle analysis showed that a large number of the Flt3low cells were in the G0 phase of the cell cycle, whereas Flt3highcells were predominantly in G1. Cell numbers in the suspension cultures initiated with Flt3high cells were maintained in the presence of Flt3 ligand (FL) alone, and increased in response to FL plus kit ligand (KL). In contrast, cell numbers in the suspension cultures started with Flt3low cells did not increase in the presence of FL, or FL plus KL. Upregulation of Flt3 receptor on Flt3low cells was not detected during suspension culture. CD14+ monocytes were the major cell type generated from CD34+lin−Flt3high cells in liquid suspension culture, whereas cells generated from CD34+lin−Flt3low cells were mainly CD71+GlycA+ erythroid cells. These results show clear functional differences between CD34+Flt3high and CD34+Flt3low cells and may have implications concerning the in vitro expansion of human hematopoietic progenitor cells.


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