Transferrin binding capacity as a marker of differentiation and maturation of rat erythroid cells fractionated by counter current distribution in aqueous polymer two-phase systems

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
P. Sancho ◽  
J. Mendieta ◽  
A. I. García-Pérez ◽  
J. Luque

Rat bone marrow cell populations, containing different proportions of erythroid cells, have been fractionated by counter-current distribution in the non-charge-sensitive dextran/polyethyleneglycol two-phase systems on the basis of hydrophobic cell surface properties. Cell fractions with a low distribution coefficient, which contain non-erythroid cells and early erythoblasts, showed a low transferrin binding capacity and a low haemoglobin/cell ratio whereas cell fractions with a high distribution coefficient, which contain intermediate-late erythroblasts and mature red cells, showed an elevated transferrin binding capacity and the highest haemoglobin/cell ratio. These results support transferrin binding capacity as a good marker parameter for the erythroid bone marrow cell differentiation and maturation processes.

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Garcia-Pérez ◽  
P. Sancho ◽  
J. Mendieta ◽  
J. Luque

Counter-current distribution in non charge-sensitive aqueous poly(ethylene glycol)-dextran two phase systems allows the fractionation of rat bone marrow cells into two broad cell subpopulations with different distribution coefficients in a relatively short time. Morphological identification and enzymatic studies suggest that erythroid cells are mainly present in the subpopulation with the higher distribution coefficient. The distribution coefficient and, therefore, surface hydrophobicity of these cells, apparently increase in parallel with an increase in their degree of differentiation and maturation.


1991 ◽  
Vol 279 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jimeno ◽  
A I Garcia-Perez ◽  
J Luque ◽  
M Pinilla

Human and rat erythrocytes were fractionated by counter-current distribution in charge-sensitive dextran/poly(ethylene glycol) two-phase systems. The specific activities of the key glycolytic enzymes (hexokinase, phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase) declined along the distribution profiles, although the relative positions of the activity profiles were reversed in the two species. These enzymes maintained their normal response to specific regulatory effectors in all cell fractions. No variations were observed for phosphoglycerate kinase and bisphosphoglycerate mutase activities. Some correlations between enzyme activities (pyruvate kinase/hexokinase, pyruvate kinase/phosphofructokinase, pyruvate kinase/pyruvate kinase plus phosphoglycerate kinase, pyruvate kinase/bisphosphoglycerate mutase and phosphoglycerate kinase/bisphosphoglycerate mutase ratios) were studied in whole erythrocyte populations as well as in cell fractions. These results strongly support the fractionation of human erythrocytes according to cell age, as occurs with rat erythrocytes.


1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Luque ◽  
M. D. Delgado ◽  
P. Rodriguez-Horche ◽  
M. T. Company ◽  
M. Pinilla

An increase in bisphosphoglycerate mutase (BPGM) and a decrease in pyruvate kinase (PK), i.e. a decrease in PK/BPGM ratio, was observed in red cell populations from anemic rats containing 95% down to 3% reticulocytes in blood. Such a ratio has been used to study the fractionation of recticulocytes, according to their degree of maturation, after counter-current distribution of those cell populations in dextrahpoly (ethylene glycol) two-phase systems. When applying this procedure to the fractionation according to age of erythrocytes from normal rats, the decrease of PK with cellular age was observed without a significant variation in BPGM activity.


Author(s):  
Luisa Lucas ◽  
Ana-Isabel García-Pérez ◽  
Pilar Jimeno ◽  
M. Teresa Pérez ◽  
Montserrat Pinilla ◽  
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