Hematopoietic progenitor cells from different sources have been widely characterized, but their ultrastructural morphology has never been described in detail. In this study, imunomagnetically separated CD34+ cells from normal bone marrow (BM), mobilized peripheral blood (PBSC) and human umbilical cord blood (CB) were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) using a cytochemical method which reveals endogenous myelo-peroxidase (MPO) activity. This technique is particularly suited for detecting early signs of the myeloid commitment. The CD34+ cells from PBSC were morphologically very homogeneous and 94.7 ± 4.5% of these cells were MPO-: these ultrastructural features are generally considered typical of immature cells. The CD34+ BM cells were instead more heterogeneous, with 24.6 ± 7.4% showing intense MPO activity. The ultrastructural characteristics of CB cells fell between those observed in PBSC and BM, but there was a high percentage of morphologically immature cells with no evidence of MPO activity (about 83%). The number of apoptotic cells within samples from different sources was also examined both by TEM and flow cytometry. The percentage of apoptotic cells was 0.7% in PBSC, 2.3% in BM, 2.9% in CB from vaginal delivery and 11.6% in CB from cesarean section. These observations confirm the relative phenotypic immaturity of CB in comparison with BM cells; they also suggest that CB collected after cesarean section may be associated with reduced stem cells viability.

Ultrastructural features of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells from bone marrow, peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood / G. Lambertenghi Deliliers, L. Caneva, R. Fumiatti, F. Servida, P. Rebulla, L. Lecchi, E. De Harven, D. Soligo. - In: LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA. - ISSN 1042-8194. - 42:4(2001 Aug), pp. 699-708.

Ultrastructural features of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells from bone marrow, peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood

G. Lambertenghi Deliliers
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D. Soligo
Ultimo
2001

Abstract

Hematopoietic progenitor cells from different sources have been widely characterized, but their ultrastructural morphology has never been described in detail. In this study, imunomagnetically separated CD34+ cells from normal bone marrow (BM), mobilized peripheral blood (PBSC) and human umbilical cord blood (CB) were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) using a cytochemical method which reveals endogenous myelo-peroxidase (MPO) activity. This technique is particularly suited for detecting early signs of the myeloid commitment. The CD34+ cells from PBSC were morphologically very homogeneous and 94.7 ± 4.5% of these cells were MPO-: these ultrastructural features are generally considered typical of immature cells. The CD34+ BM cells were instead more heterogeneous, with 24.6 ± 7.4% showing intense MPO activity. The ultrastructural characteristics of CB cells fell between those observed in PBSC and BM, but there was a high percentage of morphologically immature cells with no evidence of MPO activity (about 83%). The number of apoptotic cells within samples from different sources was also examined both by TEM and flow cytometry. The percentage of apoptotic cells was 0.7% in PBSC, 2.3% in BM, 2.9% in CB from vaginal delivery and 11.6% in CB from cesarean section. These observations confirm the relative phenotypic immaturity of CB in comparison with BM cells; they also suggest that CB collected after cesarean section may be associated with reduced stem cells viability.
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