Neutrophil maturation of CD34+ cells from peripheral blood and bone marrow in serum-free culture medium with PIXY321 and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)

S. L. Smith*, J. G. Bender, C. Berger, W. J. Lee, M. Loudovaris, J. A. Martinson, J. D. Opotowsky, X. Qiao, M. Schneidkraut, P. Sweeney, K. L. Unverzagt, D. E. Van Epps, D. E. Williams, S. F. Williams, T. M. Zimmerman

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Abstract

Bone marrow (BM) or peripheral blood (PB) CD34+ cells were cultured for 12 days in serum-free culture medium containing PIXY321 (IL-3/ GM-CSF fusion protein) with or without periodic supplements of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). The cultures were evaluated at day 12 for total cell proliferation (fold increase from day 0), neutrophil differentiation by flow cytometry, using dual staining with CD15-FITC and CD11b-PE, and morphology using Wright-Giemsa and granule staining. In cultures containing PIXY321 where 6000 U/ml of G-CSF was added on days 0 and 6, there was no significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) in cell proliferation or the percent of CD15+/CD11b+ cells when compared with cultures with PIXY321 alone. ELISA analysis showed G-CSF levels had declined by 90% after 3 days of culture. Further studies were performed to assess the benefit of supplementing lower concentrations of G-CSF (600 U/ml) at more frequent intervals. A significant increase (p ≤ 0.05) in cell proliferation and percent CD15+/CD11b+ was observed when G-CSF was added on days 0, 3, 6, and 9 (every 3 days) as compared with those cultures with PIXY321 alone. CD34+ cell proliferation without G-CSF was 19.6 ± 4.8-fold, with G-CSF added on days 0 and 6 was 28.7 ± 6.4-fold, and with G-CSF added on days 0, 3, 6, and 9 was 45.9 ± 10.6-fold. Percent of CD15+/CD11b+ cells was 19.0 ± 4.6%, 38.2 ± 7.3%, and 58.5 ± 6.5%, respectively, in these cultures. We observed more CD15+/CD11b+ cells, myelocytes/metamyelocytes, and secondary granule staining in cultures with G-CSF added on day, 0, 3, 6, and 9 as compared with cultures with G-CSF added on days 0 and 6 or no G-CSF added. We conclude that PIXY321 and G-CSF act synergistically on the in vitro proliferation and neutrophil differentiation of BM and PB CD34+ cells and that frequent supplements of G-CSF facilitate neutrophil differentiation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)323-334
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Hematotherapy and Stem Cell Research
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Immunology

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