PMID- 14576364 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040326 LR - 20171116 IS - 0741-5400 (Print) IS - 0741-5400 (Linking) VI - 75 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Feb TI - Autologous stem-cell transplantation restores the functional properties of CD14+CD16+ monocytes in patients with myeloma and lymphoma. PG - 207-13 AB - The CD14+CD16+ monocytes appear to be important to immune defense against infection, as these cells are very potent with respect to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production, phagocytosis, and antigen presentation. Myeloablative high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and subsequent autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) are being used increasingly for therapy of hematological malignancies, but the pronounced immunosuppression renders the patients prone to infection. To determine the functional properties of CD14+CD16+ monocytes under these conditions, 15 patients with lymphoma or myeloma were examined. Before HDT, the ratio of CD14+CD16+ cells to the population of the classical CD14++ monocytes was 0.28 +/- 0.12; this ratio changed during the course of HDT and ASCT in favor of the CD14+CD16+ monocytes to a maximum of 12.4 +/- 7.8 (P<0.001) on day 3.5 +/- 1.6 after transplanation (Tx) and returned to 0.11 +/- 0.07 (P<0.001) after engraftment on day 11.3 +/- 2.2. Although the absolute number of classical CD14++ monocytes declined to less than 1/microl at the nadir, the number of CD14+CD16+monocytes fell from 29.7 +/- 9.8/microl to 4.5 +/- 3.0/microl at the nadir and increased to 13.8 +/- 9.8/microl at the day of discharge from the hospital. Flow cytometric analysis of phagocytosis of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled Escherichia coli showed that 30 +/- 10% CD14+CD16+ monocytes of patients were FITC-positive before Tx, and at engrafment, the percentage of FITC-positive cells had doubled to 60 +/- 6% (healthy controls, 41+/-7%). When determining generation of reactive oxygen species after E. coli ingestion, the CD14+CD16+ monocytes showed a decreased response before Tx (32+/-12% positve cells), which increased to 53 +/- 24% after ASCT. The median fluorescence intensity of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR expression on the CD14+CD16+ monocytes increased from 11 +/- 6 before Tx to 17 +/- 11 after Tx, and the production of TNF after lipopolysaccharide showed no remarkable difference (46+/-13 vs. 49+/-14 channels). At the same time, expression of TNF and of HLA-DR showed a dramatic decrease in the CD14++ monocytes. Taken together after stem-cell Tx, the function of the CD14++ monocytes is impaired, and the functional properties of CD14+CD16+ monocytes recover, indicating that these cells may be important for defense against infections post-ASCT. FAU - Dayyani, Farshid AU - Dayyani F AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Clinic Campus Innenstadt, University of Munich, Ziemmssenstrasse 1, 80336 Munich, Germany. dayyani@web.de FAU - Joeinig, Anke AU - Joeinig A FAU - Ziegler-Heitbrock, Loms AU - Ziegler-Heitbrock L FAU - Schmidmaier, Ralf AU - Schmidmaier R FAU - Straka, Christian AU - Straka C FAU - Emmerich, Bertold AU - Emmerich B FAU - Meinhardt, Gerold AU - Meinhardt G LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20031023 PL - England TA - J Leukoc Biol JT - Journal of leukocyte biology JID - 8405628 RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharide Receptors) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgG) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - HLA-DR Antigens MH - *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Humans MH - Lipopolysaccharide Receptors MH - Lymphoma/*therapy MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Monocytes/immunology/*physiology MH - Multiple Myeloma/*therapy MH - Phagocytosis MH - Receptors, IgG MH - Respiratory Burst MH - Transplantation, Autologous MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis EDAT- 2003/10/25 05:00 MHDA- 2004/03/27 05:00 CRDT- 2003/10/25 05:00 PHST- 2003/10/25 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/03/27 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/10/25 05:00 [entrez] AID - jlb.0803386 [pii] AID - 10.1189/jlb.0803386 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Leukoc Biol. 2004 Feb;75(2):207-13. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0803386. Epub 2003 Oct 23.