Relationship of a T-lymphocyte marker to phase of cell cycle and morphology of leukemic cells

Cancer. 1977 Mar;39(3):1101-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197703)39:3<1101::aid-cncr2820390314>3.0.co;2-4.

Abstract

Spontaneous rosette formation with sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) was studied in the peripheral blood and bone marrow lymphoid cells from a patient whose leukemic cells appeared to be T-lymphocytes. Simultaneous morphological examination of the peripheral blood white cells indicated that they consisted of 21% lymphoblast; 26% prolymphocytes and 48% mature lymphocytes. The distribution of bone marrow cells within the cell cycle was determined by flow microfluorometry and 7 hours after treatment with vincristine consisted of 69% in G1, 21% in S, and 9% in mitosis. Since virtually all the cells both in marrow and blood formed rosettes with SRBC this implies that the expression of this T cell marker is independent both of the morphological appearance of these cells and their position within the cell cycle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cell Cycle*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Humans
  • Interphase
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid / pathology*
  • Male
  • Mitosis
  • Rosette Formation*
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology