Progress in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Dendritic Cells / 医用生物力学

Dendritic cells (DCs) are now known as the most powerful antigen-presenting cells in vivo, with efficient antigen uptaking, and processing capabilities. They can present antigens to naïve T cells in secondary lymphoid tissues, thereby induce immune response or tolerance, and play a key role in initiating and amplifying innate and adaptive immunity. DCs experience complex chemical and mechanical microenvironment changes and show different mechanophenotypes and immunophenotypes in the process of exerting their physiological functions. Deeply understanding the chemical and mechanical factors that regulate the mechanophenotypes and immunophenotypes of DCs is a prerequisite for using DCs to treat immune related diseases. In this review, the progress in the biomechanics and mechanobiology research of DCs was mainly introduced, and their potential applications and future development directions in the treatment of immune related diseases were explored.

Aberrant immunophenotypes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia / Inmunofenotipos aberrantes en la leucemia linfoblástica aguda

Abstract Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent hematologic neoplasia worldwide. To classify leukemia, we analyzed the immunophenotypic characteristics in the neoplastic cells obtained with antibodies by cell flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry. The aberrant immunophenotypes are antigen expression patterns that differ from the normal hematopoietic maturation process, which can include some different lineage antigens such as myeloid antigens in ALL or asynchronous expression of antigens. These aberrant immunophenotypes have been studied as prognostic factors and residual disease markers. In this review, some aspects of aberrant immunophenotypes are addressed, including definition, epidemiology, and potential uses.

Resumen La leucemia linfoblástica aguda es la neoplasia hematológica más prevalente en el mundo. Para clasificar la leucemia se utilizan características inmunofenotípicas en las células neoplásicas que se pueden observar con anticuerpos en la citometría de flujo o mediante inmunohistoquímica. Los inmunofenotipos aberrantes son los patrones de expresión de los antígenos que difieren del proceso normal de maduración hematopoyética, y pueden incluir antígenos de linajes diferentes, como antígenos mieloides en la leucemia linfoblástica aguda, o la expresión asincrónica de antígenos. Estos inmunofenotipos aberrantes se han estudiado como factores de pronóstico y como marcadores de enfermedad mínima residual. En esta revisión se abordan algunos aspectos de los inmunofenotipos aberrantes, incluyendo su definición, epidemiología y usos potenciales.

Analysis of immunophenotypes and expressions of non-myeloid antigens in acute myeloid leukemia / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the characteristics of immunophenotypes and expressions of non-myeloid differentiation antigens in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their value in diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of AML.@*METHODS@#We examined the immunophenotypes of 109 patients with AML using BD FACSCalibur flow cytometry and analyzed the association of the immunophenotypes and expressions of non-myeloid differentiation antigens with the prognosis and complete remission (CR) rate of the patients.@*RESULTS@#Immunophenotype analysis showed that the positivity rates of the myeloid differentiation antigens of AML cells decreased in the order of CD13, CD117, CD33, MPO and CD15; the positivity rates of CD117, CD13, CD33 and MPO did not differ significantly (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Immunophenotyping and analysis of non-myeloid differentiation antigens can be of great clinical significance for the diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of AML, and serve also as one of the important bases for the diagnosis and treatment of AML.

18F-FDG PET/CT evaluation on correlation between metabolic activity and immunophenotype of newly diagnosed T cell lymphoma / 中国介入影像与治疗学

Objective: To explore the relationship between metabolic activity on 18F-FDG and immunophenotype of newly diagnosed T cell lymphoma. Methods: Data of 64 cases of newly diagnosed T cell lymphoma confirmed by pathology were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent PET/CT examination, and the detailed immunohistochemical results were obtained. ROI were drawn on PET/CT, and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of biopsy site was measured. The correlation between SUVmax and immunophenotype was analyzed. Results: The median SUVmax at biopsy-proven malignant lesions in 64 cases was 8.02 (2.23-24.42). SUVmax of lesions was positively correlated with expression of Ki-67 and CD5 (rs=0.31, P=0.02; rs=0.81, P0.05). Conclusion: The metabolic activity of T cell lymphoma lesions on 18F-FDG are related to the expression of Ki-67 and CD5. 18F-FDG can be used as an imaging method for noninvasive evaluation on expression of Ki-67 and CD5.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of long bone:a clinicopathologic analysis and review of literatures / 临床与实验病理学杂志

Purpose To study the clinicopathologic features of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of long bone.Methods HE and immunohistochemistry of EnVision two-step were used to observe the clinical,radiological,histological and immunophenotype features of IMT of bone.The literatures were reviewed.Results 4 cases of IMT of bone were respectively located in the tibia (2 cases) and femur (2 cases).Histologically,the lesions were characterized by collagen-rich and spindled to plump myofibroblast-like cells and a variable admixture of inflammatory cells.Immunohistochemical study showed that the vimentin,SMA,actin,H-caldesmon and CD34 were positive.Conclusion The IMT is a rare and locally aggressive tumor.The diagnosis should combine the histological characters with immunohistochemical results and should be differentiated from the other tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Immunologic properties of differentiated and undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood

The expression of immunogenic markers after differentiation of umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) has been poorly investigated and requires extensive in vitro and in vivo testing for clinical application. The expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) classes on UCB-derived MSC was tested by Fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis and immunocytochemical staining. The undifferentiated MSC were moderately positive for HLA-ABC, but almost completely negative for HLA-DR. The MSC differentiated to chondrocytes expressed neither HLA-ABC nor HLA-DR. The proliferation of MSC was not significantly affected by the allogeneic lymphocytes stimulated with concanavalin A. The responder lymphocytes showed no significant decrease in proliferation in the presence of the MSC, but the apoptosis rate of the lymphocytes was increased in the presence of MSC. Taken together, these findings indicate that UCB-derived MSC differentiated to chondrocytes expressed less HLA class I and no class II antigens. The MSC showed an immunomodulatory effect on the proliferation and apoptosis of allogeneic lymphocytes. These data suggest that the differentiated and undifferentiated allogeneic MSC derived from umbilical cord blood can be a useful candidate for allogeneic cell therapy and transplantation without a major risk of rejection.

Effect of cryopreservation on some biological properties of rabbit adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells / 中国实验动物学报

Objective To study the effect of cryopreservation on some biological properties of rabbit adipose -de-rived mesenchymal stem cells (rADMSCs).Methods rADMSCs culture was isolated by tissue explants adherent meth-od.Morphology of the primary cells was observed by inverted microscopy .Immunophenotypes of the rADMSCs were deter-mined using flow cytometry .The third passage cells were preserved in liquid nitrogen for 6 months, and then were thawed , and subcultured to passage 7.The growth curves of the cryopreserved cells were analyzed by MTT assay , and the cryopre-served cells were cultured in adipogenic and osteogenic medium , with non-cryopreserved rADMSCs as a control group .The adipogenic and osteogenic abilities of the rADMSCs were evaluated by oil red O staining , alizarin red staining and alkaline phosphatase activity assay , respectively.Results The rADMSCs cultured in vitro exhibited a spindle-shaped appearance and rapid growth expansion .Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the third passage rADMSCs were CD 44-and CD90-posi-tive, but negative for hematopoietic cells surface marker CD 45.The growth curves of cells in the experimental and control groups were “S” shaped, showing a non-significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).The oil red O staining and alizarin red staining results were positive at 2 weeks after adipogenic and osteogenic induction .The ALP activities of the two groups were increased with osteogenic induction time , with a non-significant difference (P>0.05).Conclusions Cryopreservation does not affect the growth and differentiation pluripotency of rADMSCs significantly .

Mantle Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia in Bone Marrow: Lacking Evidence of t(11;14) / 대한임상병리학회지

BACKGROUND: Mantle cell lymphoma/leukemia (MCL) is a distinctive disease entity that has been characterized by specific histopathologic, immunologic, and cytogenetic features. The characteristic cytogenetic abnormality of MCL is t(11;14)(q13;q32), that results in cyclin D1 overexpression. We have experienced 12 MCL cases with bone marrow involvement that were lacking evidence of t(11;14). We tried to review the cases. METHODS: We reviewed the bone marrow findings, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic studies including fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis using IGH/CCND1 probes and medical records of 12 patients that were diagnosed with MCL based on immunophenotypic results during the period 1997 to 2001. RESULTS: The patients had a median age of 63 (50-70) years with male-to-female ratio of 3:1. All patients showed hepatosplenomegaly with varying degrees of peripheral blood involvement (2-93%), and lymphocytosis was found in 7 cases. Other presenting features were palpable lymph nodes (83%) and B symptoms (25%). The malignant cells were quite heterogenous in morphology from centrocytic to blastic variants. Most cases showed typical immunophenotypes-expression of CD19, bright CD20, FMC7, CD5 and bright-light chains with negative CD23. Immunohistochemical staining with cyclin D1 on marrow biopsies showed mostly negative results. Among the eleven cases in which cytogenetic studies were possible, four cases showed complex karyotypes, and three that involved 14q32. Strikingly, no one showed t(11;14) in G-banding analysis and only 2 cases showed IGH/CCND1 rearrangement by FISH. CONCLUSTIONS: Most MCL cases with typical immunophenotypic findings did not show evidence of specific cytogenetic features. Although further workups for molecular pathogenesis and clinical follow-up of the above cases need to be done, we suggest a new disease entity, t(11;14)-negative MCL.