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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Expansion of haemopoietic stem cells is proposed to combat graft failure in adult recipients following cord blood (CB) transplantation. Cultures are traditionally performed in medium containing FCS, but to transfer expansion to the clinic, 'good manufacturing practice' (GMP) standards are required. This study evaluated expansion cultures in culture bags and serum-free (SF) conditions, to comply with GMP, by analysing sub-populations of CD34(+) cells, colony-forming cells (CFC) and long-term culture initiating cells (LTC-IC). CD34(+)cell analysis has previously been used to measure clonogenic capacity and the CD34(+)CD38(neg) surface phenotype to measure primitive cell numbers. In this study, comparison of expansion in serum-replete medium with that in SF conditions demonstrated a lack of expression of CD38 on CD34(+) cells in the absence of serum. These findings must be considered in clinical studies using in vitro expansion in SF conditions, and the CD34(+)CD38(neg) phenotype should not be used to confirm maintenance, or expansion, of primitive progenitor cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The CD34(+)CD38(neg) population is significantly increased in haemopoietic cell expansion cultures in serum-free compared to serum-replete conditions: dissociation of phenotype and function.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Bristol, Division of Transplantation Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't