title: Immune reconstitution following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, autologous bone marrow transplantation and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: The rate and pattern of recovery of total lymphocytes, T cell subsets, B cells and NK cells were compared for 12 months following recovery phase peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) autotransplantation (n = 49), autologous (n = 7) and allogeneic BMT (n = 11). The PBSC group had a significantly faster recovery of total lymphocyte count, total T cells (CD3+ cells), CD8 cells and CD4 cells than the allogeneic BMT group. The pattern of earlier recovery of CD8 cells than CD4 cells was the same for each type of transplant. Reconstitution following autologous BMT was intermediate between PBSC and allogeneic BMT. Multivariate analysis identified type of transplant, number of mononuclear cells transplanted and conditioning regimen as significantly influencing immune recovery.
authors.affiliation: Haematology Department, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rawling
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Juttner
mesh_terms: D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D002452:Cell Count; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous