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Myeloid Precursors (myeloid + precursor)

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  • myeloid precursor cell
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    Selected Abstracts

    Expression of WASP and Scar1/WAVE1 actin-associated proteins is differentially modulated during differentiation of HL-60 cells

    CYTOSKELETON, Issue 4 2003
    Sophie Launay
    Abstract The Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) is a disease associated with mutations in the WAS gene and characterised by developmental defects in haematopoietic cells such as myeloid cells. The Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASP)-family includes Scar1 and WASP, which are key regulators of actin reorganization in motile cells. To understand the roles of Scar1 and WASP in myeloid cells and their cytoskeletal control in haematopoietic tissues, we have explored their expression during differentiation of the promyeloid cell line HL-60. Undifferentiated HL-60 cells expressed Scar1 and WASP, and differentiation to neutrophils, induced by retinoic acid or non-retinoid agent treatments, led to a decrease in the level of expression of Scar1, whereas WASP expression was unaffected. Differentiation to monocytes/macrophages, induced by phorbol ester treatment, resulted in a decreased expression of both proteins in the adherent mature cells. Vitamin D3 treatment or cytochalasin D in combination with PMA treatment did not affect WASP expression suggesting that adhesion and cytoskeletal integrity were both essential to regulate WASP expression. Scar1 expression was regulated by differentiation, adhesion, and cytoskeletal integrity. Recently, WASP was found to colocalize with actin in the podosomes. In contrast, we show here that Scar1 did not localize with the podosomes in mature monocytes/macrophages. These observations show for the first time that modulation of Scar1 and WASP expression is a component of the differentiation program of myeloid precursors and indicate that WASP and Scar1 have different roles in mature myeloid cells. Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 54:274,285, 2003. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

    Anti-polymorphonuclear neutrophil antibodies in patients with leukopenia or neutropenia

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LABORATORY HEMATOLOGY, Issue 1p1 2010
    N. E. RIERA
    Summary Introduction:, Immune humoral neutropenia (Np) could be the consequence of anti-polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) antibodies, circulating immune complexes (CIC) and/or antibodies against myeloid precursors. Granulocyte immunofluorescence test (GIFT) and a leukoagglutination technique (LAGT) assays are recommended for its diagnosis. Methods:, Fifty adult patients with secondary Np were screened for anti-PMN. GIFT by flow cytometry from viable PMN and LAGT were employed. In addition, CIC levels, low expression of CD16b (CD16 blow), PMN phenotype and sera tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-,) were also evaluated. Results:, Direct IgG-PMN binding (dir-GIFT) was positive in 16% of the patients. Antibodies against autologous PMN were detected in 32% of the samples by indirect (ind)-GIFT and demonstrated in 70% of the sera by both ind-GIFT and/or LAGT. Predominance of human neutrophil alloantigen (HNA)-1b and HNA-2 expression was confirmed. CD16blow was detected in 16% of the patient's PMN and TNF-, in 68% of sera patients. Conclusion:, Our results suggest that diagnosis of immune Np in the laboratory may be improved by focusing on patient's PMN together with the assessment of cellular markers. [source]

    PLC-,2 monitors the drug-induced release of differentiation blockade in tumoral myeloid precursors

    JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2006
    Federica Brugnoli
    Abstract The differentiation therapy in treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), based on the administration of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), is currently flanked with the use of As2O3, a safe and effective agent for patients showing a resistance to ATRA treatment. A synergy between ATRA and As2O3 was also reported in inducing granulocytic differentiation of APL-derived cells. We have demonstrated that phospholipase C-,2 (PLC-,2), highly expressed in neutrophils and nearly absent in tumoral promyelocytes, largely increases during ATRA treatment of APL-derived cells and strongly correlates with the responsiveness of APL patients to ATRA-based differentiating therapies. Here we report that, in APL-derived cells, low doses of As2O3 induce a slight increase of PLC-,2 together with a moderate maturation, and cooperate with ATRA to provoke a significant increase of PLC-,2 expression. Remarkably, the amounts of PLC-,2 draw a parallel with the differentiation levels reached by both ATRA-responsive and -resistant cells treated with ATRA/As2O3 combinations. PLC-,2 is not necessary for the progression of tumoral promyelocytes along the granulocytic lineage and is unable to overcome the differentiation block or to potentiate the agonist-induced maturation. On the other hand, since its expression closely correlates with the differentiation level reached by APL-derived cells induced to maturate by drugs presently employed in APL therapies, PLC-,2 represents indeed a specific marker to test the ability of differentiation agents to induce the release of the maturation blockade of tumoral myeloid precursors. J. Cell. Biochem. 98: 160,173, 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

    Disseminated extramedullary myeloid tumor of the gallbladder without involvement of the bone marrow

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2007
    Angela N. Bartley
    Abstract Extramedullary myeloid tumors (myeloid sarcomas) are rare neoplasms that are composed of myeloid precursors. They usually arise concurrently with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, or other myeloproliferative disorders. They may also indicate relapsing disease in a patient with a prior history of leukemia or myeloproliferative disorder. We present our findings of a 63-year-old female diagnosed with extramedullary myeloid tumor first presenting in the gallbladder. She subsequently developed respiratory failure; pre- and postmortem bone marrow studies were negative for leukemia by morphology, flow cytometry, and karyotypic analysis. However, the myeloid neoplasm was disseminated throughout most of her remaining organs. Immunohistochemical stains of the cells indicated a neoplasm of myelomonocytic derivation (CD4, CD43, CD45, CD68, myeloperoxidase, and lysozyme positive). To our knowledge, this is the first report of an extramedullary myeloid neoplasm of the gallbladder with disseminated disease without involvement of the bone marrow. Am. J. Hematol., 2006. © Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

    Haemophagocytosis by myeloid precursors in lysinuric protein intolerance

    BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2007
    William C Gordon
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    Impact of BCR/ABL gene expression on the proliferative rate of different subpopulations of haematopoietic cells in chronic myeloid leukaemia

    BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2006
    Daniel Primo
    Summary Despite the effects of BCR ABL on cell proliferation, no study has compared the proliferative rate of different haematopoietic cell compartments from chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) with those of normal bone marrow (NBM). We comparatively analysed the cell cycle distribution and BCR/ABL expression in different compartments of BM cells from 15 CML and 11 NBM. Overall, our results showed similar proliferative indices in CML patients and NBM. However, CD34+ myeloid precursors from CML patients displayed an increased proportion of S + G2/M-phase cells (P = 0·04), while no significant differences were found between CML and NBM for other BM cell subsets analysed. In BM cells separated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, decreasing levels of BCR/ABL mRNA were found from CD34+/CD38+ myeloid precursors to myeloblasts; BCR/ABL expression increased afterwards with a peak at the myelocyte/metamyelocyte stage, decreasing in the more mature band/neutrophil compartment. Unexpectedly, BCR/ABL gene expression showed an inverse correlation with the proportion of S + G2/M-phase cells (R = ,0·33; P = 0·04). These results suggest that in CML, BCR/ABL expression is associated with an increased proliferation of CD34+ myeloid haematopoietic progenitor cells but not of other more mature myeloid precursors, as confirmed by the observation of an inverse correlation between the amount of BCR/ABL transcripts and the proportion of S + G2/M-phase cells. [source]