ISSN:
1398-9995
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Background: Mast cells (MC) are multifunctional effector cells of the immune system. They derive from uncommitted CD34+ hemopoietic progenitor cells (HPC). Depending on the stage of maturation and the environment, MC variably express differentiation- and activation-linked antigens. Little is known, however, about the regulation of expression of such antigens in immature human MC.Methods: We analyzed expression of CD antigens on human MC grown from cord blood-derived CD34+ HPC. The HPC were isolated by magnetic cell sorting (MACS) and FACS to 〉97% purity, and were cultured in stem cell factor (SCF) and interleukin (IL)-6 with or without additional cytokines (IL-4 or IL-10) in serum-free medium. The cell surface phenotype of MC was determined by monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry.Results: Cultured MC progenitors were found to react with antibodies against various CD antigens including CD58, CD63, CD117, CD147, CD151, CD203c, and CD172a, independent of the growth factors used and time-point investigated (days 14–42). CD116 [granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor α (GM-CSFRα)] and CD123 (IL-3Rα) were expressed on MC precursors on day 14, but disappeared thereafter. Cultured MC did not express CD2, CD3, CD5, CD10, CD19, or CD25. Addition of IL-10 to MC cultures showed no effect on expression of CD antigens. However, IL-4 was found to promote expression of CD35 and CD88 on cultured MC without changing expression of other CD antigens.Conclusions: Most MC antigens may already be expressed at an early stage of mastopoiesis. Whereas IL-3R and GM-CSFRs are lost during differentiation of MC, these cells may acquire complement receptors (CD35, CD88) under the influence of distinct cytokines.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00865.x
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