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Dendritic cells derived from bone marrow and CD34 + selected blood progenitor cells of myeloma patients, cultured in serum‐free media, do not contain the Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus genome
Author(s) -
Manfred Mitterer,
W Mair,
Dan Gatti,
Joanna Sheldon,
M Vachula,
P Coser,
T Schultz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00894.x
Subject(s) - cd34 , bone marrow , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , biology , multiple myeloma , antibody , progenitor cell , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , stem cell , in vitro , biochemistry
The aim of our study was to test if dendritic cells contain the KSHV genome. CD34 + peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) and bone marrow mononuclear cells were cultured in X‐VIVO 15 medium supplemented with GM‐CSF and TNF‐alpha in gas‐permeable containers. Dendritic cells were identified morphologically and immunophenotypically. The KSHV genome was not identified in any of the cases using a nested primer PCR approach. Serological analysis corroborated the molecular findings: no antibodies for KSHV were found in any of the multiple myeloma patients. These data are of importance when considering use of DC for therapeutic approaches in multiple myeloma.