[Studies on the committed differentiation of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells].
OBJECTIVE
To elucidate the capacity of different hematopoietic growth factors (HGFs) combinations for inducing CD34+ cells to proliferate and differentiate committedly to granulocytes, erythrocytes, megakaryocytes and dendritic cells (DC).


METHODS
CD34+ cells were isolated from umbilical cord blood by using a high-gradient magnetic cell sorting system (MACS), and expanded with HGFs in a liquid culture system. Colony forming cells and antigen expression were studied by colony forming assays and FACS.


RESULTS
Different combinations of HGFs, including SCF, IL-3, IL-6, GM-CSF, Epo and Tpo increased BFU-E, CFU-GM, CFU-MK and CD41a+ cells by 14.97 +/- 2.89 fold, 14.46 +/- 3.19 fold, 34.67 +/- 4.62 fold and 17.29 +/- 2.34 fold, respectively. Combination of HGFs allowed generation of a large number of DCs. Cultures of CD34+ cells with the combination of FLT-3 ligand + GM-CSF + IL-4 + TNF-alpha yielded 24.28% +/- 2.14% CD1a+ cells, while the control cultures did not.


CONCLUSIONS
It is possible to induce CD34+ cells to proliferate and differentiate committedly to different lineage of hematopoietic cells and DC.
Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850.
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D018952:Antigens, CD34; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology; D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors