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Megakaryocytic colony formation (CFU-Meg) in essential thrombocythemia: quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of bone marrow CFU-Meg. 1987

H Kimura, and T Ishibashi, and T Sato, and S Matsuda, and T Uchida, and S Kariyone

For the purpose of examining the mechanisms for the overproduction of megakaryocytes and platelets in essential thrombocythemia (ET), marrow megakaryocytic colony-forming units (CFU-Meg) were characterized using a methylcellulose culture system in nine patients with ET, and they were compared with those of 16 control subjects and four patients with secondary thrombocytosis (ST). The number of CFU-Meg per 10(5) cells in ET was significantly higher (p less than .001) than that in the controls (5.8 times of the controls) or that in ST. ET showed endogenous CFU-Meg (58 +/- 16% of the total CFU-Meg) that could form megakaryocytic colonies without phytohemagglutinin-stimulated leukocyte-conditioned medium (PHA-LCM) as a source of Meg-CSA. The controls and the patients with St revealed no endogenous CFU-Meg. The dose-response studies with PHA-LCM revealed that CFU-Meg from ET are highly sensitive to low concentrations of PHA-LCM compared to CFU-Meg from the control and ST. Erythropoietic burst-forming units (BFU-E) were monitored as a control progenitor, because the patients with ET studied did not have erythrocytosis. Although five out of nine patients with ET had endogenous BFU-E, the percentages of endogenous BFU-E were small (4-10%). The number of BFU-E in ET was not different from the control value. Thus, ET is associated with an enlarged CFU-Meg compartment that shows abnormal growth patterns when cultured in vitro, while the growth abnormality of BFU-E is small, which may underlie the hematological features of ET. The culture of CFU-Meg should be clinically useful for differentiating ET from ST.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008533 Megakaryocytes Very large BONE MARROW CELLS which release mature BLOOD PLATELETS. Megakaryocyte
D010835 Phytohemagglutinins Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture. Kidney Bean Lectin,Kidney Bean Lectins,Lectins, Kidney Bean,Phaseolus vulgaris Lectin,Phaseolus vulgaris Lectins,Phytohemagglutinin,Hemagglutinins, Plant,Lectin, Kidney Bean,Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris,Lectins, Phaseolus vulgaris,Plant Hemagglutinins
D001853 Bone Marrow The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells. Marrow,Red Marrow,Yellow Marrow,Marrow, Bone,Marrow, Red,Marrow, Yellow
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
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
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
D013234 Stem Cells Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. Colony-Forming Units,Mother Cells,Progenitor Cells,Colony-Forming Unit,Cell, Mother,Cell, Progenitor,Cell, Stem,Cells, Mother,Cells, Progenitor,Cells, Stem,Colony Forming Unit,Colony Forming Units,Mother Cell,Progenitor Cell,Stem Cell
D013920 Thrombocythemia, Essential A clinical syndrome characterized by repeated spontaneous hemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets. Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemia,Thrombocythemia, Hemorrhagic,Thrombocythemia, Idiopathic,Thrombocythemia, Primary,Primary Thrombocythemia,Thrombocytosis, Autosomal Dominant,Thrombocytosis, Primary,Autosomal Dominant Thrombocytoses,Autosomal Dominant Thrombocytosis,Dominant Thrombocytoses, Autosomal,Dominant Thrombocytosis, Autosomal,Essential Thrombocythemia,Essential Thrombocythemias,Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemias,Idiopathic Thrombocythemia,Idiopathic Thrombocythemias,Primary Thrombocythemias,Primary Thrombocytoses,Primary Thrombocytosis,Thrombocythemias, Essential,Thrombocythemias, Hemorrhagic,Thrombocythemias, Idiopathic,Thrombocythemias, Primary,Thrombocytoses, Autosomal Dominant,Thrombocytoses, Primary
D013922 Thrombocytosis Increased numbers of platelets in the peripheral blood. (Dorland, 27th ed) Thrombocythemia,Thrombocythemias,Thrombocytoses

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