Stromal factors support the expansion of the whole hemopoietic spectrum from bone marrow CD34+DR- cells and of some hemopoietic subsets from CD34+ and CD34+DR+ cells.

Herman, P.;Ferrant, Augustin;De Bruyère, Marc;Straetmans, Nicole
(1998) Leukemia — Vol. 12, n° 5, p. 735-745 (1998)

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  • Herman, P.
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  • Ferrant, AugustinUCLouvain
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  • De Bruyère, MarcUCLouvain
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  • Straetmans, NicoleUCLouvain
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Ex vivo expanded bone marrow CD34+DR- cells could offer a graft devoid of malignant cells able to promptly reconstitute hemopoiesis after transplant. We investigated the specific expansion requirements of this subpopulation compared to the more mature CD34+ and CD34+DR+ populations. The role of stromal factors was assessed by comparing the expansion obtained when the cells were cultured in (1) long-term bone marrow culture (LTBMC) medium conditioned by an irradiated human BM stroma (CM), (2) medium supplemented with 15% FBS (FBSM) and (3) non-conditioned LTBMC medium (LTM) for 21 days. The effect of the addition of G-CSF (G) and/or of MIP-1alpha (M) to a combination of IL-3, SCF, IL-6 and IL-11 (3, S, 6, 11) was analyzed. Compared to CD34+DR- cells, CD34+ and CD34+DR+ cells gave rise to a similar number of viable cells and to a lower progenitor expansion. The expansion potential of CD34+ and CD34+DR+ cells was equivalent in CM and in FBSM except for both the emergence of CD61 + megakaryocytic cells and LTC-IC maintenance which were improved by culture in CM. In contrast, expansion from CD34+DR- cells was enhanced by CM for all the parameters tested. Compared to FBSM, CM induced a higher level of CFU-GM and BFU-E expansion and allowed the emergence of CD61+ cells. HPP-CFC were maintained or expanded in CM but decreased in FBSM. Compared to input, the number of LTC-IC remaining after 21 days of CD34+DR- expansion culture was strongly decreased in FBSM and variably maintained or expanded in CM. Comparison with LTM indicated that stroma conditioning is responsible for this effect. G-CSF significantly improved CFU-GM and HPP-CFC expansion from CD34+DR- cells without being detrimental to the LTC-IC pool. The growth of CD61+ cells was significantly enhanced by G-CSF in CM. Addition of MIP-1alpha had no significant effect either on progenitor expansion or on LTC-IC, regardless of culture medium. We conclude that factors present in stroma- conditioned medium are necessary to support the expansion of the whole spectrum of hematopoietic cells from CD34+DR- cells and to support the expansion of cell subsets from CD34+ and CD34+DR+.
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Herman, P., Ferrant, A., De Bruyère, M., & Straetmans, N. (1998). Stromal factors support the expansion of the whole hemopoietic spectrum from bone marrow CD34+DR- cells and of some hemopoietic subsets from CD34+ and CD34+DR+ cells. Leukemia, 12(5), 735-745. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2400924 (Original work published 1998)