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LEUKEMIA
卷 15, 期 1, 页码 148-156出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402002
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follicular lymphoma; follicular dendritic cell; cell line; growth factor; apoptosis
A novel cell line, FLK-1, was established from bone marrow cells of a patient with follicular lymphoma by means of co-culture with follicular dendritic cell (FDC)-like cell line HK, Immunophenotypic analysis showed that FLK-1 expressed CD10, CD19, CD20, CD38, IgG and HLA-DR, which is a typical feature of germinal center B cells, Cytogenetic analysis of FLK-1 demonstrated t(14;18)(q32:q21) translocation involving BCL2 and immunoglobulin heavy chain genes. Especially noteworthy is that the growth of FLK-1 was found to be dependent on a FDC line, HK, When NK cells were removed from the culture, FLK-1 cells stopped growing and eventually died. An apoptotic mechanism appeared to be involved as indicated by the presence of chromosome condensation and DNA ladder formation. The culture experiment using micropore membranes showed that soluble factor(s) of HK cells supported the growth, while direct cell-to-cell contact appeared to be necessary for longterm cell proliferation. These findings suggest the importance of the micro-environment for follicular lymphoma cells to grow, The FLK-1 cell line may thus prove to be useful for studying the growth mechanism of follicular lymphoma and provide new insights into the pathogenesis of follicular lymphoma.
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