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Characterization of clonogenic multiple myeloma cells
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Matsui, William Huff, Carol Ann Wang, Qiuju Malehorn, Matthew T. Barber, James Tanhehco, Yvette Smith, B. Douglas Civin, Curt I. Jones, Richard J. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | The identity of the cells responsible for the initiation and maintenance of multiple myeloma (MM) remains unclear largely because of the difficulty growing MM cells in vitro and in vivo. MM cell lines and clinical specimens are characterized by malignant plasma cells that express the cell surface antigen syndecan-1 (CD138); however, CD138 expression is limited to terminally differentiated plasma cells during B-cell development. Moreover, circulating B cells that are clonally related to MM plasma cells have been reported in some patients with MM. We found that human MM cell lines contained small (< 5%) subpopulations that lacked CD138 expression and had greater clonogenic potential in vitro than corresponding CD138+ plasma cells. CD138- cells from clinical MM samples were similarly clonogenic both in vitro and in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice, whereas CD138+ cells were not. Furthermore, CD138- cells from both cell lines and clinical samples phenotypically resembled postgerminal center B cells, and their clonogenic growth was inhibited by the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab. These data suggest that MM “stem cells” are CD138- B cells with the ability to replicate and subsequently differentiate into malignant CD138+ plasma cells. |
| Related Links | http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/103/6/2332.full.pdf |
| Ending Page | 2336 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 2332 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood-2003-09-3064 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 103 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 2004-03-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research and Experimental Medicine Syndecan 1 Stem Cells Immunophenotyping Journal: Blood (Vol- 90, Issue- 6) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
