title: In vitro proliferation and expansion of hematopoietic progenitors from patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma before and after chemotherapy.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that when cultured in Dexter-type Long-Term Marrow Cultures (LTMC), hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) from patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) show a defective proliferation, as compared to HPC from normal marrow. In that study it was also demonstrated that functional alterations were present in the hematopoietic microenvironment developed in culture; thus, it was not clear whether such a defective proliferation in vitro was due to an intrinsic defect in the HPC compartment of DLBCL patients, or to an altered microenvironment, or both. In order to address this question, in the present study we have assessed the proliferation and expansion potentials of HPC present in bone marrow from patients with DLBCL, in cytokine-supplemented liquid cultures initiated with a cell population enriched for CD34+ Lin- cells, in the absence of stromal cells and in the presence of reduced numbers of accessory cells. Our results demonstrated that bone marrow-derived HPC from patients with DLBCL, both before and right after chemotherapy, possessed reduced proliferation and expansion potentials in vitro, as compared to their normal counterparts. Interestingly, in patients analyzed 18 months after treatment the proliferation and expansion levels were similar to those of normal HPC, indicating a complete restoration of the hematopoietic function. Although the reason for these observations is not clear, our results suggest the possibility that primitive CD34+ progenitor cells present in bone marrow, which show deficient proliferation and expansion potentials in vitro, are involved in the origin/progression of DLBCL.
authors.affiliation: Oncological Research Unit, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez-Jaramillo
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avilés
authors.forename: Natividad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huerta
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madrigal-Velazquez
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flores-Guzmán
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005260:Female; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34