Allogeneic transplantation of peripheral blood progenitor cells. 1995

N Schmitz
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat, Kiel, Germany.

Transplantation of autologous peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) is now a well established method to reconstitute haematopoiesis after high-dose chemoradiotherapy. Allogeneic PBPCs have rarely been used as the sole measure to induce haematopoietic recovery after myeloablative therapy because of uncertainties regarding the durability of engraftment and the risk of acute and chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). In addition, this technique requires the exposure of normal donors to granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in order to mobilise a sufficient number of PBPCs which can then be collected by leukapheresis. We report here our initial experience with allogeneic transplantation of PBPCs in order to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of harvesting sufficient numbers of PBPCs in healty donors. In addition, the early results presented in this communication show that allogeneic PBPCs can successfully be used to restore haematopoiesis in HLA-identical siblings of the donor without causing devastating graft-vs-host disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D004359 Drug Therapy, Combination Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect. Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
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
D016179 Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor A glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa containing internal disulfide bonds. It induces the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of neutrophilic granulocyte precursor cells and functionally activates mature blood neutrophils. Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines. Colony-Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte,G-CSF,Myeloid Growth Factor,Colony Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte,Factor, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating,Factor, Myeloid Growth,Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor,Growth Factor, Myeloid
D018380 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Transfer of HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS from BONE MARROW or BLOOD between individuals within the same species (TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS) or transfer within the same individual (TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS). Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been used as an alternative to BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION in the treatment of a variety of neoplasms. Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematopoietic,Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell
D018952 Antigens, CD34 Glycoproteins found on immature hematopoietic cells and endothelial cells. They are the only molecules to date whose expression within the blood system is restricted to a small number of progenitor cells in the bone marrow. CD34 Antigens,CD34 Antigen,Antigen, CD34
D019089 Stem Cell Factor A hematopoietic growth factor and the ligand of the cell surface c-kit protein (PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT). It is expressed during embryogenesis and is a growth factor for a number of cell types including the MAST CELLS and the MELANOCYTES in addition to the HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS. Mast Cell Growth Factor,Steel Factor,c-kit Ligand,kit Ligand,c kit Ligand

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