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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is characterized by a complete block in T-lymphocyte differentiation. Most SCID also affects B-cell development or function, although a normal pool of pro-B cells is detectable. Treatment of SCID consists of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but in the absence of a myeloablative conditioning regimen, only T cells, and in some cases, natural killer (NK) cells, are of donor origin, while all other leukocytes subsets are of host origin. We hypothesized that donor B-cell development success could be conditioned by the competitive ability of recipient B-cell precursors in the bone marrow. We therefore compared the outcome of unconditioned HSCT in mice that differed with respect to their pro-B-cell compartments. B-cell reconstitution was limited in recipient mice containing a normal pro-B-cell pool, whereas immature and mature B-cell numbers reached wild-type levels in mice with compromised early B-cell precursors. Interestingly, host NK cells did not modify the outcome of unconditioned HSCT as long as the early B-cell compartment was compromised. These observations suggest that recipient B-cell precursors condition the reconstitution of the donor B-cell pool and, if extrapolative to humans, suggest that conditioning regimens targeting host pro-B cells may help improve B-cell reconstitution after allogeneic HSCT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1123-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Competition within the early B-cell compartment conditions B-cell reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in nonirradiated recipients.
pubmed:affiliation
Développement normal et pathologique du système immunitaire, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U768-Site Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris Cedex 15, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't