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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
Complete yet nontoxic removal of tumor cells from autologous marrow grafts has proved difficult. New methods for separating normal stem cells from tumor cells are needed. The CD34+ cells in bone marrow, 1-2% of the low-density leukocytes, include precursors of all lymphohematopoietic lineages and probably also the primitive cells responsible for engraftment. A nontoxic, inexpensive, reproducible, and clinically applicable method for positive selection of CD34+ cells was developed. Paramagnetic microspheres coated with goat anti-mouse IgG1 are used to partition the cells; brief incubation with chymopapain is used to release them from the beads. Chymopapain exposure does not injury colony-forming cells or delay engraftment in rodents. Clinical volumes of bone marrow can be processed rapidly. In pilot experiments, the resulting grafts have a purity of 85-99% CD34+ cells and 40% median recovery of the assayable colony-forming cells. These studies form the background for a Phase I trial of autologous BMT using CD34+ stem cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-8562
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Selection of normal human hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation using immunomagnetic microspheres and CD34 antibody.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't