Interrelationship of Hairy Cell Leukemia and Phorbol Ester Induced B-Cell “Lymphocytes” as Demonstrated by Monoclonal Antibodies

Author(s):  
F. HERRMANN ◽  
W.D. LUDWIG ◽  
P. KOLECKI ◽  
R. SCHWARTING ◽  
B. DÖRKEN
Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Visser ◽  
A Shaw ◽  
J Slupsky ◽  
H Vos ◽  
S Poppema

Monoclonal antibodies reactive with hairy cell leukemia were developed to aid in the diagnosis of this subtype of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and to gain better insight into the origin of hairy cells. Three antibodies were found to be of value in the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia. Antibody B-ly 2 can be considered a pan-B cell reagent and generally reacts similar to CD22 antibodies. Antibody B-ly 6 is reactive with the same antigen as CD11c (p150/95), an antigen that is present on hairy cell leukemia, macrophages, and a minor subpopulation of lymphocytes. Antibody B-ly 7 is a unique antibody reactive with 144 Kd antigen present only on hairy cell leukemia and a very small population of normal B lymphocytes. This subpopulation may be the counterpart of hairy cells.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1558-1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Matutes ◽  
R Morilla ◽  
K Owusu-Ankomah ◽  
A Houlihan ◽  
D Catovsky

Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) is a low-grade disorder that regularly presents with peripheral blood involvement. We describe the immunophenotype of the circulating cells from 100 SLVL patients whose disease has been characterized on clinical, morphologic, and histologic grounds. Cells from all cases expressed B-cell antigens (CD19 and CD37) and/or HLA-Dr and showed light chain restriction (kappa/lambda: 1.5/1) with moderate to strong intensity of membrane Ig staining. Cells from most cases (> 80%) were CD24+, FMC7+, and expressed strongly membrane CD22. The monoclonal antibodies CD10, CD23, and CD38 were positive in one-third of the cases; CD11c in 47%; and CD25 in 25% of cases. A minority of cases (< 20%) were positive with HC2, B-ly-7, and CD5. However, none of the 19 CD5+ cases had the phenotype characteristic of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CD5+, CD23+, FMC7-, weak surface Ig and membrane CD22). None of the 17 CD25+ cases had the immunophenotype typical of hairy cell leukemia (CD25+, CD11c+, HC2+, B-ly-7+). HC2 and B-ly-7 were the most useful reagents to distinguish SLVL from hairy cell leukemia. Our findings demonstrate that SLVL has a distinct immunologic profile and that monoclonal antibodies are important for the differential diagnosis between this disease and other B-lymphoproliferative disorders with which SLVL can be confused.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1558-1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Matutes ◽  
R Morilla ◽  
K Owusu-Ankomah ◽  
A Houlihan ◽  
D Catovsky

Abstract Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) is a low-grade disorder that regularly presents with peripheral blood involvement. We describe the immunophenotype of the circulating cells from 100 SLVL patients whose disease has been characterized on clinical, morphologic, and histologic grounds. Cells from all cases expressed B-cell antigens (CD19 and CD37) and/or HLA-Dr and showed light chain restriction (kappa/lambda: 1.5/1) with moderate to strong intensity of membrane Ig staining. Cells from most cases (> 80%) were CD24+, FMC7+, and expressed strongly membrane CD22. The monoclonal antibodies CD10, CD23, and CD38 were positive in one-third of the cases; CD11c in 47%; and CD25 in 25% of cases. A minority of cases (< 20%) were positive with HC2, B-ly-7, and CD5. However, none of the 19 CD5+ cases had the phenotype characteristic of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CD5+, CD23+, FMC7-, weak surface Ig and membrane CD22). None of the 17 CD25+ cases had the immunophenotype typical of hairy cell leukemia (CD25+, CD11c+, HC2+, B-ly-7+). HC2 and B-ly-7 were the most useful reagents to distinguish SLVL from hairy cell leukemia. Our findings demonstrate that SLVL has a distinct immunologic profile and that monoclonal antibodies are important for the differential diagnosis between this disease and other B-lymphoproliferative disorders with which SLVL can be confused.


Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Visser ◽  
A Shaw ◽  
J Slupsky ◽  
H Vos ◽  
S Poppema

Abstract Monoclonal antibodies reactive with hairy cell leukemia were developed to aid in the diagnosis of this subtype of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and to gain better insight into the origin of hairy cells. Three antibodies were found to be of value in the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia. Antibody B-ly 2 can be considered a pan-B cell reagent and generally reacts similar to CD22 antibodies. Antibody B-ly 6 is reactive with the same antigen as CD11c (p150/95), an antigen that is present on hairy cell leukemia, macrophages, and a minor subpopulation of lymphocytes. Antibody B-ly 7 is a unique antibody reactive with 144 Kd antigen present only on hairy cell leukemia and a very small population of normal B lymphocytes. This subpopulation may be the counterpart of hairy cells.


Blood ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1035-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Caligaris-Cappio ◽  
G Pizzolo ◽  
M Chilosi ◽  
L Bergui ◽  
G Semenzato ◽  
...  

We have investigated the relationship between chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), hairy cell leukemia (HCL), and different normal B cell subsets: Mrbc+, T1+ and slgM+ tonsil cells; germinal center; mantle zone; and peripheral blood B lymphocytes. Both malignant and normal cells were incubated in vitro with the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoyl- phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) for 72 hours and the morphology, cytochemical profile, and surface markers were evaluated. The results show that CLL cells TPA-induced become indistinguishable from HCL by four independent criteria: the morphology; the cytoplasmic tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) enzyme activity; the membrane positivity with anti- Leu M5 (SHCL3); and anti-Tac monoclonal antibodies which, in the uninduced state, react only with HCL. The features of TRAP and Tac positivity are also expressed (though in variable degree) by different normal B cell populations activated with TPA or pokeweed mitogen (PWM). It is concluded that HCL might represent an aberrantly activated variant of CLL (or of a CLL-related disorder).


Blood ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1035-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Caligaris-Cappio ◽  
G Pizzolo ◽  
M Chilosi ◽  
L Bergui ◽  
G Semenzato ◽  
...  

Abstract We have investigated the relationship between chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), hairy cell leukemia (HCL), and different normal B cell subsets: Mrbc+, T1+ and slgM+ tonsil cells; germinal center; mantle zone; and peripheral blood B lymphocytes. Both malignant and normal cells were incubated in vitro with the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoyl- phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) for 72 hours and the morphology, cytochemical profile, and surface markers were evaluated. The results show that CLL cells TPA-induced become indistinguishable from HCL by four independent criteria: the morphology; the cytoplasmic tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) enzyme activity; the membrane positivity with anti- Leu M5 (SHCL3); and anti-Tac monoclonal antibodies which, in the uninduced state, react only with HCL. The features of TRAP and Tac positivity are also expressed (though in variable degree) by different normal B cell populations activated with TPA or pokeweed mitogen (PWM). It is concluded that HCL might represent an aberrantly activated variant of CLL (or of a CLL-related disorder).


Leukemia ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1729-1732 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Vanhentenrijk ◽  
A Tierens ◽  
I Wlodarska ◽  
G Verhoef ◽  
C D Wolf-Peeters

Author(s):  
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh ◽  
Saeid Shahrabi ◽  
Kaveh Jaseb ◽  
Fatemeh Norozi ◽  
Mohammad Shahjahani ◽  
...  

BRAF is a serine/threonine kinase with a regulatory role in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. A mutation in the RAF gene, especially in BRAF protein, leads to an increased stimulation of this cascade, causing uncontrolled cell division and development of malignancy. Several mutations have been observed in the gene coding for this protein in a variety of human malignancies, including hairy cell leukemia (HCL). BRAF V600E is the most common mutation reported in exon15 of BRAF, which is observed in almost all cases of classic HCL, but it is negative in other B-cell malignancies, including the HCL variant. Therefore it can be used as a marker to differentiate between these B-cell disorders. We also discuss the interaction between miRNAs and signaling pathways, including MAPK, in HCL. When this mutation is present, the use of BRAF protein inhibitors may represent an effective treatment. In this review we have evaluated the role of the mutation of the BRAF gene in the pathogenesis and progression of HCL.


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