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Functional characterization of individual human hematopoietic stem cells cultured at limiting dilution on supportive marrow stromal layers. 1990

H J Sutherland, and P M Lansdorp, and D H Henkelman, and A C Eaves, and C J Eaves
Terry Fox Laboratory, Cancer Control Agency, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

A major goal of current hematopoiesis research is to develop in vitro methods suitable for the measurement and characterization of stem cells with long-term in vivo repopulating potential. Previous studies from several centers have suggested the presence in normal human or murine marrow of a population of very primitive cells that are biologically, physically, and pharmacologically different from cells detectable by short-term colony assays and that can give rise to the latter in long-term cultures (LTCs) containing a competent stromal cell layer. In this report, we show that such cultures can be used to provide a quantitative assay for human "LTC-initiating cells" based on an assessment of the number of clonogenic cells present after 5-8 weeks. Production of derivative clonogenic cells is shown to be absolutely dependent on the presence of a stromal cell feeder. When this requirement is met, the clonogenic cell output (determined by assessment of 5-week-old cultures) is linearly related to the input cell number over a wide range of cell concentrations. Using limiting dilution analysis techniques, we have established the frequency of LTC-initiating cells in normal human marrow to be approximately 1 per 2 X 10(4) cells and in a highly purified CD34-positive subpopulation to be approximately 1 per 50-100 cells. The proliferative capacity exhibited by individual LTC-initiating cells cultured under apparently identical culture conditions was found to be highly variable. Values for the number of clonogenic cells per LTC-initiating cell in 5-week-old cultures ranged from 1 to 30 (the average being 4) with similar levels being detected in positive 8-week-old cultures. Some LTC-initiating cells are multipotent as evidenced by their generation of erythroid as well as granulopoietic progeny. The availability of a system for quantitative analysis of the proliferative and differentiative behavior of this newly defined compartment of primitive human hematopoietic cells should facilitate future studies of specific genetic or microenvironmental parameters involved in the regulation of these cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001854 Bone Marrow Cells Cells contained in the bone marrow including fat cells (see ADIPOCYTES); STROMAL CELLS; MEGAKARYOCYTES; and the immediate precursors of most blood cells. Bone Marrow Cell,Cell, Bone Marrow,Cells, Bone Marrow,Marrow Cell, Bone,Marrow Cells, Bone
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D002469 Cell Separation Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells. Cell Isolation,Cell Segregation,Isolation, Cell,Cell Isolations,Cell Segregations,Cell Separations,Isolations, Cell,Segregation, Cell,Segregations, Cell,Separation, Cell,Separations, Cell
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D003114 Colony-Forming Units Assay A cytologic technique for measuring the functional capacity of stem cells by assaying their activity. Clonogenic Cell Assay,Stem Cell Assay,Clonogenic Cell Assays,Colony Forming Units Assays,Colony-Forming Units Assays,Stem Cell Assays,Assay, Clonogenic Cell,Assay, Colony-Forming Units,Assay, Stem Cell,Assays, Clonogenic Cell,Assays, Colony-Forming Units,Assays, Stem Cell,Colony Forming Units Assay
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006412 Hematopoietic Stem Cells Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derived. They are found primarily in the bone marrow and also in small numbers in the peripheral blood. Colony-Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Progenitor Cells, Hematopoietic,Stem Cells, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells,Cell, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cell, Hematopoietic Stem,Cells, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cells, Hematopoietic Stem,Colony Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Colony-Forming Unit, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Units,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell,Hematopoietic Stem Cell,Progenitor Cell, Hematopoietic,Stem Cell, Hematopoietic,Unit, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming,Units, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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