title: Myeloid differentiation of human cord blood CD34+ cells during ex vivo expansion using thrombopoietin, flt3-ligand and/or granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.
abstract: We investigated the phenotypic changes of human umbilical cord blood (CB) CD34+ cells during ex vivo expansion using thrombopoietin (TPO), flt3-ligand (FL), and/or granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). During ex vivo expansion of CD34+ cells isolated from human CB for up to 5 weeks, surface expression of molecules on the cultured cells including CD64 (Fc gammaRI), CD32 (Fc gammaRII), CD16 (Fc gammaRII), CD11b (MAC-1) and CD18 (beta2-integrin) was analysed by flow cytometry along with simultaneous measurement of apoptosis by 7-aminoactinomycin D staining method. CD64, CD32 and/or CD18 expressing cells appeared in the cultures both with and without the addition of G-CSF until the tenth day. However, without G-CSF, CD16+ fractions did not appear and CD11b+ fractions were not maintained. With G-CSF, the CD16+ or CD11b+ fractions appeared only from the second week. These results suggest that G-CSF is necessary for the late stage of myeloid maturation during which CD16 and CD11b are expressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medical Research Centre, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Seoh
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C084881:flt3 ligand protein; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D013926:Thrombopoietin