title: A method for enriching myeloid (CFU-GM) and erythroid (BFU-E) progenitor cells from human cord blood by accessory cell depletion.
abstract: Human cord blood provides a convenient alternative to bone marrow as a rich source of hemopoietic progenitor cells. This study reports a simple means for enriching a cord blood progenitor cell population by accessory cell depletion. Two methods of monocyte depletion were tested. A Cytodex 3 microcarrier system using collagen coated dextran beads was compared to the more commonly used method of plastic plate adhesion. The method of plastic plate adhesion gave a significantly higher cell recovery. T cell depletion using a recently characterized rat monoclonal antibody which fixes human complement was also investigated. A combined method of monocyte depletion by plate adhesion and T cell depletion resulted in the removal of > 96% of monocytes and > 98% of T cells. This led to a significant enrichment of myeloid (CFU-GM) and erythroid (BFU-E) colony growth. Such enriched progenitor cell populations provide a useful starting population for any study on hemopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dowton
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation; D015672:Erythroid Precursor Cells; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006405:Hematology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes; D013234:Stem Cells; D013601:T-Lymphocytes