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Evaluation of optimal survival of primitive progenitor cells (LTC-IC) from PBPC apheresis products after overnight storage

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 25, pages 197–200 (2000)Cite this article

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Optimal overnight (ON) storage of PBPC aphereses is becoming an increasingly important issue and different options for storing PBPC products exist. The survival of primitive progenitor cells is of major interest, as recent data suggest that these progenitors are not only important for long-term engraftment but also contribute significantly to the early phase of hematopoietic engraftment after myeloablative therapy. We therefore investigated the survival of primitive progenitor cells (ie long-term culture initiating cells, LTC-IC) before (ie within 2 h after finishing the apheresis procedure) and after ON storage lasting 16 to 20 h. In addition, we compared the % of recovery of LTC-IC with that of mature progenitors (ie colony-forming cells, CFC) and with the % viability of the mononuclear cells in the apheresis product. Aliquots of PBPC aphereses products were tested in collection bags at room temperature (RT), in EDTA tubes both at RT or 4°C ± the addition of autologous plasma (AP; 2.6-fold the apheresis volume) and ± the possibility of gas exchange. Mean viable cell counts did not show strong differences between the different storage conditions and were poor predictors for the survival of CFC and LTC-IC. At RT (collection bags, EDTA tubes ± gas exchange) recoveries (% of input) of both, CFC (18%, 18% and 31%) and LTC-IC (10%, 4%, 17%) were low. The addition of AP at RT improved the survival of CFC and LTC-IC to 66% and 38%, respectively. Optimal recoveries for both types of progenitors (CFC: 99%, LTC-IC: 109%) were obtained at 4°C in the presence of AP. In addition, a good correlation between the survival of CFC and LTC-IC was obtained (r = 0.76) suggesting that the analysis of CFC may also allow some conclusions to be drawn on the survival of LTC-IC. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 197–200.

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The authors want to thank P Schumacher for excellent technical assistance, Amgen and Janssen-Cilag Austria for generous gifts of growth factors used to analyze CFC and LTC-IC and M Bezdekowsky from Baxter Austria for the discussion of storage conditions.

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Petzer, A., Gunsilius, E., Zech, N. et al. Evaluation of optimal survival of primitive progenitor cells (LTC-IC) from PBPC apheresis products after overnight storage. Bone Marrow Transplant 25, 197–200 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702104

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