HDS: Establishment of a new cell line from a hairy cell leukemia patient with resistance to alpha-interferon therapy

Suresh Vedantham, Shi Hua Wu, Dorit Gurfel, Rosa Lovis, Harvey M. Golomb, Haim Gamliel

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Abstract

A new cell line, designated "HDS" was established in a suspension culture derived from the peripheral blood of a patient with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) who developed clinical resistance to alpha-interferon (aIFN) therapy. The patient exhibited a clinical picture characteristic of HCL, including splenomegaly, cytopenias, and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive "hairy" cells in blood and marrow. Chromosomal studies revealed that the cultured cells possess the chromosomal abnormality +12. Cytochemical and immunologic studies show the HDS cell line had the phenotype of a B-lymphocyte. HDS cells expressed the HLA-DR and CD19 surface antigens, but were negative for early B (CD10) and T (CD2, CD3) cell markers. The cells are also negative for other T-cell, granulocytic and monocytic markers and for typical HCL markers such as CD11c and CD22. However, the expression of these antigens was induced by in-vitro treatment of the cells with the differentiation-inducing agent tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA). Ultrastructural analyses of the cultured cells revealed a display of surface microvilli mixed with ruffles in a classical hairy cell pattern. It is therefore highly likely that the HDS cells represent HCL cells in an atypical stage of differentiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-413
Number of pages7
JournalLeukemia and Lymphoma
Volume5
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

Keywords

  • Cell line
  • Drug resistance
  • Hairy cell
  • Immunolabeling
  • Interferon
  • Leukemia
  • TPA

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