Abstract
In myelodysplasia (MDS) the precise mechanism of ineffective erythropoiesis is not fully elucidated, but it is suggested that apoptosis may contribute to this process. We performed TdT-mediated dUTP-nick end labelling (TUNEL) staining of paraffin embedded bone marrow specimens to assess the amount of apoptotic cells in 21 MDS patients (7 RA, 3 RARS, 5 RAEB, 3 RAEB-T, 3 CMML) and five normal controls. In 10 MDS patients the TUNEL assay was performed in combination with immunostaining for Glycophorin-A (GpA) to determine apoptosis in the maturing erythroid compartment. To assess the proliferation of the bone marrow cells the expression of Ki-67 antigen was used as a marker. The mean apoptotic index (AI) in MDS patients was not increased (2.3 +/- 3.0% in MDS versus 4.8 +/- 1.2% in normal controls (P < 0.05)). Moreover, no significant difference in mean AI was observed in the GpA+ compartment between MDS and normal controls (0.8 +/- 0.2% versus 0.6 +/- 0.1%). In addition the different FAB-classifications and the different International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS)-risk groups showed no significant differences between the subgroups. The expression of Ki-67, as marker for proliferative activity, in the GpA+ compartment from MDS d...Continue Reading
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