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Mononuclear cells contaminating acute lymphoblastic leukaemic samples tested for cellular drug resistance using the methyl-thiazol-tetrazolium assay. 1994

G J Kaspers, and A J Veerman, and R Pieters, and G J Broekema, and D R Huismans, and K M Kazemier, and A H Loonen, and M A Rottier, and C H van Zantwijk, and K Hählen
Department of Paediatrics, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The methyl-thiazol-tetrazolium (MTT) assay is a drug resistance assay which cannot discriminate between malignant and non-malignant cells. We previously reported that samples with > or = 80% leukaemic cells at the start of culture give similar results in the MTT assay and the differential staining cytotoxicity assay, in which a discrimination between malignant and non-malignant cells can be made. However, the percentage of leukaemic cells may change during culture, which might affect the results of the MTT assay. We studied 106 untreated childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) samples with > or = 80% leukaemic cells at the start of culture. This percentage decreased below 80% in 28%, and below 70% in 13%, of the samples after 4 days of culture. A decrease below 70% occurred more often in case of 80-89% leukaemic cells (9/29) than in case of > or = 90% leukaemic cells at the start of culture (5/77, P = 0.0009). Samples with < 70% leukaemic cells after culture were significantly more resistant to 6 out of 13 drugs, and showed a trend towards being more resistant to two more drugs, than samples with > or = 80% leukaemic cells. No such differences were seen between samples with 70-79% and samples with > or = 80% leukaemic cells after culture. We next studied in another 30 ALL samples whether contaminating mononuclear cells could be removed by using immunoamagnetic beads. Using a beads to target cell ratio of 10:1, the percentage of leukaemic cells increased from mean 72% (s.d. 9.3%) to mean 87% (s.d. 6.7%), with an absolute increase of 2-35%. The recovery of leukaemic cells was mean 82.1% (range 56-100%, s.d. 14.0%). The procedure itself did not influence the results of the MTT assay in three samples containing only leukaemic cells. We conclude that it is important to determine the percentage of leukaemic cells at the start and at the end of the MTT assay and similar drug resistance assays. Contaminating mononuclear cells can be successfully removed from ALL samples using immunomagnetic beads. This approach may increase the number of leukaemic samples which can be evaluated for cellular drug resistance with the MTT assay or a similar cell culture drug resistance assay.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007963 Leukocytes, Mononuclear Mature LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES transported by the blood to the body's extravascular space. They are morphologically distinguishable from mature granulocytic leukocytes by their large, non-lobed nuclei and lack of coarse, heavily stained cytoplasmic granules. Mononuclear Leukocyte,Mononuclear Leukocytes,PBMC Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells,Peripheral Blood Human Mononuclear Cells,Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell,Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells,Leukocyte, Mononuclear
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
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004351 Drug Resistance Diminished or failed response of an organism, disease or tissue to the intended effectiveness of a chemical or drug. It should be differentiated from DRUG TOLERANCE which is the progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, as a result of continued administration. Resistance, Drug
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013778 Tetrazolium Salts Quaternary salts derived from tetrazoles. They are used in tests to distinguish between reducing sugars and simple aldehydes, for detection of dehydrogenase in tissues, cells, and bacteria, for determination of corticosteroids, and in color photography. (From Mall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed, p455) Tetrazolium Salt,Salt, Tetrazolium,Salts, Tetrazolium
D013844 Thiazoles Heterocyclic compounds where the ring system is composed of three CARBON atoms, a SULFUR and NITROGEN atoms. Thiazole
D014407 Tumor Cells, Cultured Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely. Cultured Tumor Cells,Neoplastic Cells, Cultured,Cultured Neoplastic Cells,Cell, Cultured Neoplastic,Cell, Cultured Tumor,Cells, Cultured Neoplastic,Cells, Cultured Tumor,Cultured Neoplastic Cell,Cultured Tumor Cell,Neoplastic Cell, Cultured,Tumor Cell, Cultured
D054198 Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma A neoplasm characterized by abnormalities of the lymphoid cell precursors leading to excessive lymphoblasts in the marrow and other organs. It is the most common cancer in children and accounts for the vast majority of all childhood leukemias. Leukemia, Lymphoblastic,Leukemia, Lymphoid, Acute,Lymphoblastic Leukemia,Lymphoblastic Lymphoma,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute,Lymphoma, Lymphoblastic,ALL, Childhood,Acute Lymphoid Leukemia,Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, L1,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, L2,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, Philadelphia-Positive,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L1,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L2,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Adult,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Childhood,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, L1,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, L2,Lymphocytic Leukemia, L1,Lymphocytic Leukemia, L2,Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia,Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia,Childhood ALL,L1 Lymphocytic Leukemia,L2 Lymphocytic Leukemia,Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic,Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid,Leukemia, L1 Lymphocytic,Leukemia, L2 Lymphocytic,Lymphoid Leukemia, Acute,Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia Lymphoma
D018189 Immunomagnetic Separation A cell-separation technique where magnetizable microspheres or beads are first coated with monoclonal antibody, allowed to search and bind to target cells, and are then selectively removed when passed through a magnetic field. Among other applications, the technique is commonly used to remove tumor cells from the marrow (BONE MARROW PURGING) of patients who are to undergo autologous bone marrow transplantation. Immunomagnetic Bead Technique,Immunomagnetic Purging,Immunomagnetic Cell Separation,Bead Technique, Immunomagnetic,Bead Techniques, Immunomagnetic,Cell Separation, Immunomagnetic,Cell Separations, Immunomagnetic,Immunomagnetic Bead Techniques,Immunomagnetic Cell Separations,Immunomagnetic Purgings,Immunomagnetic Separations,Purging, Immunomagnetic,Purgings, Immunomagnetic,Separation, Immunomagnetic,Separation, Immunomagnetic Cell,Separations, Immunomagnetic,Separations, Immunomagnetic Cell

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