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E Thiel

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Demonstration of the Fc-receptor of blood cells by soluble peroxidase-anti-peroxidase (PAP) complexes.

The Fc-receptor of normal human leukocytes, of CLL-cells, and of hematopoietic cell lines was demonstrated with soluble peroxidase-anti-peroxidase (PAP) complexes. In about 9% of normal lymphocytes an almost continuous, strong labeling of the cell membrane was established. Some of these lymphocytes were characterized by a peculiar uniform fine structure. The percentage of PAP-labeled monocytes was in the range of 25%, neutrophils nearly 100%, eosinophils 0%, CLL-cells 10%. Labeled portions of the membrane were interiorized from monocytes. The lymphoid cell-line Daudi established from a Burkitt's lymphoma appeared almost negative, the cell line K562 established from a myeloid leukemia in 75% of the cells strongly positive. PAP-labeling was not influenced by preincubation with trypsine or with neuraminidase; it was negative when PAP-F(ab)2 was used. Results of PAP-labeling were not always in agreement with EA-rosettes or with agg-Ig.

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Comparison of enzyme-cytochemical findings and immunological marker investigations in acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL).

APh-activity and PAS-positive deposits were studied in 50 cases of ALL, classified as T-ALL and O-ALL according to immunological marker investigations. Correlation between morphological features of the cells and APh and PAS reactions, as well as between morphology and immunological markers was not detected. APh-activity in general was stronger in T-ALL (R+ and R-), while PAS-content was more pronounced in O-ALL. The results suggest that cytochemical methods, especially APh and PAS reaction, are valuable to distinguish T-ALL from O-ALL but not reliable enough to replace immunological marker investigations.

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[Malignant histiocytosis (author's transl)].

According to observations in six patients and published reports, malignant histiocytosis is characterized by premature multifocal proliferation of atypical histiocytes, especially in lymph-nodes, spleen, liver, bone marrow, and lung. The diagnosis can be confirmed by electron-microscopy, and enzyme as well as immunocytochemical tests. Fever, anaemia, leukopenia (with absolute reduction in T-lymphocytes), and jaundice are frequent. Immunoglobulins are normal or polyclonally increased. Malignant histiocytosis is more like monocyte leukaemia and histiocytosis X than neoplasms of the lymphatic system.

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[Diagnostik significance of cell membrane markers in childhood ALL (author's transl)].

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in childhood is not a homogeneous disease. By membrane phenotyping 6 groups of ALL in 66 children could be differentiated: Group I (38%) common ALL (anti-cALL+. Group II (32%) common ALL with T cell marker in addition (anti-cALL+, anti-T+). Group III (14%) T. cell ALL with E-rosette marker (anti T+, E+). Group IV (9%) T cell ALL without E-rosette marker (anti T+, E-). Group V (6%) undifferentiated ALL (anti-cALL-, anti-T). Group VI (1%) B cell typ (SmIg+). 19 or 20% of children in groups I and II opposed to 67 or 100% of children in groups III and IV had a white cell count at diagnosis of greater than 25,0 x 10(3)/mm(3) Mediastinal involvement was typical for groups III and IV. No significant difference was found so far for age or sex in the groups.

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Evidence for monoclonal proliferation in prolymphocytic leukemia of T-cell orgin. A cytogenetic and Quantitative immunoautoradiographic analysis.

B- and T-cell markers were studied in a patient with prolymphocytic leukemia, a rare variant of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Thymus-derived features were identified on the membrane of the neoplastic lymphocytes using the following cellsurface markers: Heterologous T-cell antigen, sheep erythrocyte receptor, surface immunoglobulin, complement receptor, Fc receptor and mouse erythrocyte receptor. Cytogenetic studies of leukemic cells from unstimulated and mitogen-stimulated cultures revealed a consistent karyotype characterized by marker chromosomes and a decreased chromosome number, whereas chromosomal analysis of hair root cells yielded a normal karyotype. A uniform expression of T-cell antigens measured on single leukemic cells by quantitative microphotometric immunoautoradiography correlated with the cytogenetic findings which are compatible with a descent from one progenitor cell.

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Specific absorbed antithymocyte globulin for incubation treatment in human marrow transplantation.

The experimental data show that absorption of ATG with liver-kidney homogenate and CLL and LCL cells stepwise removed the hemopoietic toxicity, whereas the specific activity against T lymphocytes remained. Although the mode of action of absorbed ATG could not be tested in the first clinical case, the successful experiments in rodents together with the fact that the incubation treatment was tolerated by the patient may provide a new way of preventing fatal GVH reactions in man.

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Myeloid membrane markers. I. Expression of marker antigens specific for murine granulocytes and their precursor cells.

Bone marrow cells were investigated by immunoelectromicroscopy and by quantitative photometric immunoradioautography with a rabbit antiserum against murine bone marrow cells. The serum was absorbed with murine spleen, liver and thymus cells until it no longer reacted with thymocytes and lymph node cells in a quantitative complement fixation test. The antiserum stained granulopoietic but not erythropoietic or lymphopoietic cells. The density of the myeloid antigen on single cells increased with the differentiation from immature to mature granulopoietic cells. While the increase of label was statistically not significant at the level of differentiation from promyelocyte to myelocyte and metamyelocyte to band neutrophil, there was a remarkable gain of label from myeloblast to promyelocyte and from band neutrophil to segmented neutrophil. This was evident under the electron microscopy using peroxidase-labeled antibodies and could be measured quantitatively with photometric immunoradioautography using 125I-labeled antibodies.

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