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Int J Hematol ; 83(2): 147-51, 2006 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16513533

ABSTRACT

Eradication of Helicobacter pylori leads to platelet recovery in some patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Therefore, the pathogenesis of a subgroup of ITP is probably associated with H pylori infection (H pylori-related ITP). If H pylori-related ITP is a definite subgroup of ITP, specific oligoclonal T-cells might accumulate in the peripheral blood (PB). To address this issue, we performed single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3) of the T-cell receptor beta-chain genes of PB T-cells. Fourteen ITP patients with H pylori infection and 12 ageadjusted healthy volunteers were studied. Of the 14 patients, 8 patients (responders) exhibited a platelet response after successful H pylori eradication therapy, but 6 patients (nonresponders) did not. Vbeta5.2, Vbeta15, and Vbeta19 gene usage by clonally expanded T-cells in PB obtained before H pylori eradication therapy was significantly higher in responders than in nonresponders or healthy volunteers (Vbeta5.2, P = .023; Vbeta15, P = .004; Vbeta19, P = .036). Furthermore, an abrogation of clonally expanded T-cells was observed after therapy in some responders. These findings suggest that specific T-cell clones accumulate in H pylori-related ITP and that such clones may be associated with immune-mediated destruction of platelets.


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Helicobacter Infections/complications , Helicobacter pylori , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/immunology , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/microbiology , T-Lymphocytes/pathology , Adult , Aged , Blood Platelets/microbiology , Blood Platelets/pathology , Case-Control Studies , Clone Cells/immunology , Clone Cells/pathology , Complementarity Determining Regions/genetics , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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Rinsho Ketsueki ; 43(6): 477-81, 2002 Jun.
Article in Japanese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12134705

ABSTRACT

We observed massive hemolysis after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with minor ABO incompatibility (the donor was group O and the recipient group A). The patient was a 21-year-old man diagnosed as having Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia. On day 7 post-transplant, there was abrupt onset of massive hemolysis necessitating supportive treatment with transfusions. During the allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation the patient had received 2 x 10(8) CD3 positive cells/kg and 7.8 x 10(7) CD19 positive cells/kg donor lymphocytes with stem cells. The present case shows that in allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with ABO incompatibility, severe hemolysis occurs early after transplantation presumably due to the transfusion of a large number of lymphocytes.


Subject(s)
ABO Blood-Group System , Blood Group Incompatibility/complications , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects , Hemolysis , Adult , Humans , Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy , Male
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