scholarly journals Sezary cell morphology induced in peripheral blood lymphocytes: re- evaluation

Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1603-1607
Author(s):  
AC Chu ◽  
JF Morris
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Epidermal Cells ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
T Helper ◽  
Normal Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Driven System ◽  
Sézary Cells

In this study we examined the effect of mitogens and epidermal cells in inducing a Sezary cell morphology in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from six healthy volunteers were stimulated with the mitogens phytohemaglutinin and concanavalin A, and also cocultivated with human epidermal cell cultures. Incubation times with mitogens and epidermal cells were four days and stimulation of the lymphocytes by mitogens was confirmed by standard 3H-thymidine uptake. Standard transmission electron microscopy showed that in the mitogen-driven system 20% to 60% (33 +/- 15%) and in the epidermal cell-driven system 5% to 15% (8 +/- 4%) of the lymphoid cells exhibited mild to moderate indentation of the nuclei with nuclear contour indices (NCI) of 4.6 to 6.5 but no Sezary cells were observed (cells with NCI greater than 6.5 and up to 19.2). In the mitogen- stimulated preparation 2% to 5% (3 +/- 1%) of the lymphoid cells showed nuclear multilobulation resembling the cells seen in adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia. Incubation of mononuclear cells for longer periods of up to 4 weeks with mitogens and exogenous IL-2 resulted in no further morphologic changes. Using an indirect immunogold technique at the electron microscopic level, the cells showing nuclear indentation or lobulation were shown to bear both T helper (CD4) and T suppressor (CD8) cell phenotypes in a similar ratio to the total numbers of T helper and T suppressor cells present. Mitogens and epidermal cells are thus not able to induce a morphologic change to Sezary cells in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes.

scholarly journals Sezary cell morphology induced in peripheral blood lymphocytes: re- evaluation

Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1603-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Chu ◽  
JF Morris
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Epidermal Cells ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
T Helper ◽  
Normal Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Driven System ◽  
Sézary Cells

Abstract In this study we examined the effect of mitogens and epidermal cells in inducing a Sezary cell morphology in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from six healthy volunteers were stimulated with the mitogens phytohemaglutinin and concanavalin A, and also cocultivated with human epidermal cell cultures. Incubation times with mitogens and epidermal cells were four days and stimulation of the lymphocytes by mitogens was confirmed by standard 3H-thymidine uptake. Standard transmission electron microscopy showed that in the mitogen-driven system 20% to 60% (33 +/- 15%) and in the epidermal cell-driven system 5% to 15% (8 +/- 4%) of the lymphoid cells exhibited mild to moderate indentation of the nuclei with nuclear contour indices (NCI) of 4.6 to 6.5 but no Sezary cells were observed (cells with NCI greater than 6.5 and up to 19.2). In the mitogen- stimulated preparation 2% to 5% (3 +/- 1%) of the lymphoid cells showed nuclear multilobulation resembling the cells seen in adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia. Incubation of mononuclear cells for longer periods of up to 4 weeks with mitogens and exogenous IL-2 resulted in no further morphologic changes. Using an indirect immunogold technique at the electron microscopic level, the cells showing nuclear indentation or lobulation were shown to bear both T helper (CD4) and T suppressor (CD8) cell phenotypes in a similar ratio to the total numbers of T helper and T suppressor cells present. Mitogens and epidermal cells are thus not able to induce a morphologic change to Sezary cells in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Expression and coreceptor activity of STRL33/Bonzo on primary peripheral blood lymphocytes

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Sharron ◽  
Stefan Pöhlmann ◽  
Ken Price ◽  
Elias Lolis ◽  
Monica Tsang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhesus Macaque ◽  
Expression Pattern ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

Abstract CCR5 and CXCR4 are the major coreceptors that mediate human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection, while most simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) isolates use CCR5. A number of alternative coreceptors can also mediate infection of some virus strains in vitro, although little is known about their in vivo relevance. Therefore, we characterized the expression pattern and coreceptor activity of one of these alternative coreceptors, STRL33/Bonzo, using a newly developed monoclonal antibody. In addition to being highly expressed (approximately 1000-7000 STRL33 ABS [antibody binding sites]) on specific subsets of natural killer cells (CD3−/CD16−/low/CD56+ and CD3−/CD16low/CD56−) and CD19+ B lymphocytes (approximately 300-5000 STRL33 ABS), STRL33 was expressed at levels sufficient to support virus infection on freshly isolated, truly naive CD4+/CD45RA+/CD62L+cells (6000-11 000 ABS). STRL33 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was increased by mitogenic stimulation (OKT3/IL-2 [interleukin-2] had a greater effect than phytohemaglutinin (PHA)/IL-2), but it was dramatically decreased upon Ficoll purification. Infection of CCR5− human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) showed that 2 different SIV envelope (Env) proteins mediated entry into STRL33+cells. More importantly, the preferential infection of STRL33+ cells in CCR5− PBLs by an R5/X4/STRL33 HIV-1 maternal isolate in the presence of a potent CXCR4 antagonist (AMD3100) suggests that STRL33 can be used as a coreceptor by HIV-1 on primary cells. Rhesus macaque (rh) STRL33 was used less efficiently than human STRL33 by the majority of SIV Env proteins tested despite similar levels of expression, thereby making it less likely that STRL33 is a relevant coreceptor in the rhesus macaque system. In summary, the expression pattern and coreceptor activity of STRL33 suggest its involvement in trafficking of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and indicate that STRL33 may be a relevant coreceptor in vivo.

scholarly journals Increased Proportion of Complement-Receptor Lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood of Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Blood ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Pincus ◽  
Celso Bianco ◽  
Victor Nussenzweig
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Complement Receptor ◽  
Normal Peripheral Blood ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Normal Individuals

Abstract In the present study we present evidence that the proportion of complement-receptor lymphocytes (CRL) is greatly increased in the circulation in most cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Lymphocytes (> 99% pure, 70% recovery) were obtained from the peripheral blood of normal individuals by separation of the mononuclear cells from the leukocyte-enriched plasma by differential flotation in Hypaque-Ficoll and incubation of the mononuclear cells with iron-containing particles followed by removal of the phagocytes with a magnet. Complement - receptor lymphocytes were detected by incubating lymphocytes with sheep erythrocytes coated with antibody and mouse complement (EAC) and counting the EAC—CRL rosettes under the microscope. 7.1 ± 3.8% of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes, 31.0 ± 6.9% of lymph node, and 59.6 ± 13.2% of tonsil lymphocytes bind EAC. The binding was C3-dependent since it could be inhibited specifically by papain fragments of rabbit antibodies to mouse C3. Among lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of patients with CLL, 50.7 ± 25.0% bear the complement receptor. These results suggest that CLL preferentially affects B cells.

Expression and coreceptor activity of STRL33/Bonzo on primary peripheral blood lymphocytes

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Sharron ◽  
Stefan Pöhlmann ◽  
Ken Price ◽  
Elias Lolis ◽  
Monica Tsang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhesus Macaque ◽  
Expression Pattern ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

CCR5 and CXCR4 are the major coreceptors that mediate human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection, while most simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) isolates use CCR5. A number of alternative coreceptors can also mediate infection of some virus strains in vitro, although little is known about their in vivo relevance. Therefore, we characterized the expression pattern and coreceptor activity of one of these alternative coreceptors, STRL33/Bonzo, using a newly developed monoclonal antibody. In addition to being highly expressed (approximately 1000-7000 STRL33 ABS [antibody binding sites]) on specific subsets of natural killer cells (CD3−/CD16−/low/CD56+ and CD3−/CD16low/CD56−) and CD19+ B lymphocytes (approximately 300-5000 STRL33 ABS), STRL33 was expressed at levels sufficient to support virus infection on freshly isolated, truly naive CD4+/CD45RA+/CD62L+cells (6000-11 000 ABS). STRL33 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was increased by mitogenic stimulation (OKT3/IL-2 [interleukin-2] had a greater effect than phytohemaglutinin (PHA)/IL-2), but it was dramatically decreased upon Ficoll purification. Infection of CCR5− human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) showed that 2 different SIV envelope (Env) proteins mediated entry into STRL33+cells. More importantly, the preferential infection of STRL33+ cells in CCR5− PBLs by an R5/X4/STRL33 HIV-1 maternal isolate in the presence of a potent CXCR4 antagonist (AMD3100) suggests that STRL33 can be used as a coreceptor by HIV-1 on primary cells. Rhesus macaque (rh) STRL33 was used less efficiently than human STRL33 by the majority of SIV Env proteins tested despite similar levels of expression, thereby making it less likely that STRL33 is a relevant coreceptor in the rhesus macaque system. In summary, the expression pattern and coreceptor activity of STRL33 suggest its involvement in trafficking of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and indicate that STRL33 may be a relevant coreceptor in vivo.

scholarly journals Differential Expression of Neurokinin-1 Receptor by Human Mucosal and Peripheral Lymphoid Cells

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Triona Goode ◽  
Joe O'Connell ◽  
Wen-Zhe Ho ◽  
Gerald C. O'Sullivan ◽  
J. Kevin Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Neurokinin 1 Receptor ◽  
Neurokinin 1

ABSTRACT Substance P (SP) has been implicated in peripheral and mucosal neuroimmunoregulation. However, confusion remains regarding immunocyte expression of the receptor for SP, neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R), and whether there is differential NK-1R expression in the mucosal versus the peripheral immune system. In the same assay systems, we examined the expression of NK-1R in human lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), monocytes, and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM). Using standard reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, mRNA expression of both the long and the short isoforms of the NK-1R was evident in LPMC but not in PBMC, PBL, monocytes, or MDM. However, by using nested RT-PCR NK-1R mRNA expression was detected in PBMC, PBL, monocytes, and MDM. This level of expression was found to represent one NK-1R mRNA transcript in >1,000 cells. In contrast, by using competitive RT-PCR we demonstrate that LPMC express a more biologically significant level of eight NK-1R mRNA transcripts per cell. Flow cytometric detection of NK-1R expression at the protein level was evident in LPMC but not in PBMC. These findings illustrate the extreme sensitivity of nested RT-PCR and the advantages of competitive RT-PCR in comparative studies of receptor expression in different cell populations. This study suggests that, under normal conditions, readily detectable expression of NK-1R in human mononuclear cells occurs at the mucosal level rather than in the peripheral circulation.

scholarly journals Spurious detection of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase in phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocytes

Blood ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-312
Author(s):  
JA Fletcher ◽  
R Bell ◽  
M Koekebakker ◽  
AA Dowers ◽  
RP McCaffrey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Protein S ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Biochemical Assays ◽  
Inducible Protein

Expression of terminal transferase (TdT) is believed to be restricted to primitive lymphoid cells; recently, however, indirect immunofluorescent (IF) assays have been used to demonstrate the apparent presence of TdT in phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes and in various nonlymphoid malignancies. Using an IF assay, we found that a heteroantiserum to TdT reacted with cultured and PHA-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, but we were unable to confirm the presence of TdT in these cells using immunoblotting and biochemical assays. We conclude that the IF results are spurious and most likely represent recognition by the heteroantiserum of inducible protein(s) other than TdT.

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