Abnormal expansion of naïve B lymphocytes after unrelated cord blood transplantation--a case report

Clin Lab Haematol. 2006 Oct;28(5):351-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00809.x.

Abstract

A 33-year-old woman underwent unrelated cord blood transplantation (U-CBT) for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)-related secondary AML. She showed impressive increases in the number of CD19+ B cells in bone marrow and CD19+27-IgD+ B cells in peripheral blood from about 1 month to 3 months after U-CBT. The serum level of IL-6 temporarily increased after transplantation, and this increase seemed to be correlated with the expansion of CD19+ B cells. Although, compared with BMT, little is known about the kinetics of hematological and immunological reconstitution in U-CBT, there was initial B-cell recovery after CBT as some described. This B cell recovery may be associated with a high number of B-cell precursors present in cord blood (CB). The phenomenon of naïve B lymphocyte expansion that we found might be associated with a high number of B-cell precursors present in CB.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • B-Lymphocyte Subsets / classification*
  • B-Lymphocyte Subsets / cytology
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Graft Survival*
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping / methods
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy
  • Transplantation, Homologous