Increased apoptotic cells in bone marrow biopsies from patients with aplastic anaemia

被引:31
作者
Callera, F [1 ]
Falcao, RP [1 ]
机构
[1] DEPT CLIN MED,SCH MED,BR-14049900 RIBEIRAO PRET,SP,BRAZIL
关键词
aplastic anaemia; apoptosis; bone marrow biopsy; stem cells; TUNEL method;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1532971.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In order to investigate the involvement of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of aplastic anaemia (AA) we determined the proportion of apoptotic cells in paraffin-embedded bone marrow biopsies from patients with aplastic anaemia using an in situ TdT-catalysed DNA nick end labelling (TUNEL) staining method. A significant increase in the proportion of mononuclear apoptotic cells was demonstrated in biopsies from patients with aplastic anaemia (8.19 +/- 1.45%) when compared with controls (2.07 +/- 0 86%). These data support the view that apoptosis may play a role in the pathophysiology of bone marrow failure.
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