title: Myeloid differentiation and maturation of SCF+IL-3+IL-11 expanded AC133+/CD34+ cells selected from high-risk breast cancer patients.
abstract: The AC133 antigen is selectively expressed on subset of CD 34+ cells isolated from leukapheresis products from high risk breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy plus G-CSF. MiniMACS AC133+ isolated cells contained a mean of 85% (80-90) AC133+ cells. Enriched AC133+ cells coexpressed 80% CD34+, 6.6% CD33+ and 2% CD15+. Separated AC133+ cells contained 600 GFU-GM/10(4) cells and 70 BFU-E/10(4) cells. Flow-cytometric analysis indicated that AC133+ cells were isolated from cells population with low granularity (SS), while CD33+ a CD15+ cells had a high granularity. After a seven-day ex vivo expansion in the presence of SCF + IL-3 + IL11, the expansion of cells increased 19.4 times. The mean percentage of blasts decreased from 100% at the start of culture to 81% on day 3 and 30% on day 7. Promyelocytes were slow to appear with 10% present on day 3, but thereafter increased to 33% on day 7. The appearance of myelocytes and metamyelocytes lagged 3 days behind promyelocytes and continued to increase during culture to become the predominant (30%) cell type on day 7. Very few neutrophils (2%) were observed in any of the cultures on day 7. Monocytes or macrophages were not detected on day 7. By day 7 megakaryocytes were present at low levels (10%). The mean value of CFU-GM in the culture after day 7 of ex vivo expansion in the presence of SCF+IL-3+IL-11 had increased 45-fold, BFU-E 5-fold. After 7 days of expansion with IL-3+SCF+IL-11 cells expressed a mean of 12% CD34+, 8% AC133+, 59% CD33+ and 30% CD15+. The aim of this experiment was to determine whether ex vivo culture of peripheral blood AC133+ cells could generate sufficient numbers of progenitors to potentially abrogate cytopenia after transplantation and passive purging of tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Charles University Hospital, Czech Republic. filip@fnhk.cz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Filip
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vávrová
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vokurková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bláha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanásek
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D017370:Interleukin-11 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007937:Leukapheresis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors; D017370:Interleukin-11; D007377:Interleukin-3; C000606023:PROM1 protein, human; D010455:Peptides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide