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Increased immature hematopoietic progenitor cells CD34 + /CD38 dim in myelodysplasia
Author(s) -
Monreal Mariela B.,
Pardo Maria L.,
Pavlovsky Miguel A.,
Fernandez Isolda,
Corrado Claudia S.,
Giere Isabel,
Sapia Sandra,
Pavlovsky Santiago
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
cytometry part b: clinical cytometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1552-4957
pISSN - 1552-4949
DOI - 10.1002/cyto.b.20088
Subject(s) - cd34 , acute myeloblastic leukemia , myelodysplastic syndromes , progenitor cell , cd38 , haematopoiesis , population , medicine , leukemia , acute leukemia , bone marrow , stem cell , oncology , gastroenterology , immunology , cancer research , biology , genetics , environmental health
Background Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal disorders affecting hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC). Despite the relevance of clonal CD34 + cells in developing MDS, only few studies analyze the phenotype of this cell population. The aim of this study was to evaluate phenotypic changes on HPC in MDS that could reflect abnormalities in the differentiation process of stem cells. Methods We analyzed the expression of CD38 and HLA‐DR on CD34 + cells by flow cytometry in 36 patients with MDS, as well as in healthy donors ( n = 12) and patients with other hematological disorders: non‐Hodgkin lymphomas and multiple myeloma, both in complete remission (CR) ( n = 32); acute lymphoblastic leukemia in CR ( n = 17); de novo acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) at diagnosis ( n = 22) and in CR ( n = 37); and AML secondary to MDS at diagnosis ( n = 19). Cases with available karyotype were grouped according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS). Results Compared to normal BM, the fraction of immature HPC, characterized as CD34 +bright , intermediate FSC/SSC, and CD38 dim , was significantly increased in high risk MDS and secondary AML, but not in low risk MDS, ( P ≤ 0.001, P = 0.03, and P = 0.7). De novo AML showed decreased immature HPC. High numbers of immature HPC correlated with higher IPSS risk groups ( P = 0.05) and showed significant impact on disease progression ( P = 0.03). Conclusion Our study confirms that evaluation of CD38 expression pattern on HPC is an easy and reproducible test that allows evaluating the immature subset of progenitor cells. Increased immature HPC in high risk MDS and secondary AML may reflect blocked differentiation of CD34 + cells in these diseases. © 2006 International Society for Analytical Cytology