title: Interindividual phenotypic variations in CLL B lymphocyte maturation indication of different maturation blocks.
abstract: Peripheral blood lymphocytes from 8 patients with B-derived chronic lymphocytic leukaemia were stimulated by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria strain Cowan 1 with T cell mitogens PHA or PWM in 5-7 day suspension cultures. For the first group of patients proliferation and maturation tests were performed on T cell enriched and T cell depleted subpopulations, obtained from harvested lymphocytes at the end of cultures by the sheep red cell rosette technique. To re-examine mutual influences of cultivated T and B cells in the second group of experiments, lymphocytes from CLL patients and from 5 healthy individuals were investigated by the use of transmembrane cocultivation system after Feldman and Basten. The proliferative responses to lectin and to bacteria were assessed by 3HTdR-blastic and mitotic indices. The maturation process of B lymphocytes was examined by cytoplasmic Ig, studied by FITC-conjugated antisera. Results obtained with cocultivation system support the view that T cell replacing factor(s) were required for inducing prolonged growth and development of maturation of more numerous B lymphocytes in response to Staphylococcus aureus, a T cell independent, B specific polyclonal stimulator. Results analysed in different patients indicate various degrees of maturation of B cells including their differentiation towards a plasmacytoid cell, accompanied by various proliferative capacities of B and T lymphocytes. This functional analysis reflects the heterogeneity of B-CLL patients group.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002469:Cell Separation; D004261:DNA Replication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D012397:Rosette Formation
chemical_list: D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface