Flow cytometric false myeloperoxidase-positive childhood B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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BACKGROUND: Flow cytometric intracellular myeloperoxidase (MPO) staining of leukemic blasts is a useful tool in diagnosis of leukemia subtype. Interpretation of high MPO-positivity can be a diagnostic challenge in B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). While very few such cases have been reported, high MPO positive B-ALL cases without additional myeloid antigen positivity are suspect and require further investigation.

METHODS: Three pediatric cases of B-ALL with strong MPO staining (clone 8E6; Invitrogen) at diagnosis and three others with negative MPO staining were studied by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. In-vitro drug cytotoxicity, oxidative stress generation, and immunophenotyping using other MPO clones were performed to further investigate MPO presence.

RESULTS: Expectedly, normal myeloid cells in all six samples were positive and mature lymphocytes negative for MPO staining. However, MPO monoclonal antibody (mAb) obtained from clones other than Invitrogen and other myeloid-specific mAbs gave negative results suggesting false positivity of the initial MPO staining. Immunohistochemistry for MPO was also negative on all six cases tested. Furthermore, in-vitro vincristine cytotoxicity was greater in leukemic cells from MPO false-positive cases compared with MPO-negative B-ALL samples, demonstrating indirect lack of MPO activity. Moreover, drug treatment did not lead to generation of reactive oxidative species, also reflective of lack of significant MPO presence.

CONCLUSIONS: The cause of false-positive MPO staining remains unknown in these three cases; a cross reactivity could be the culprit. Caution should be given to similar phenomena and detailed investigation may contribute to the understanding of altered protein expression in such outlier cases. © 2017 International Clinical Cytometry Society.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:94

Enthalten in:

Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry - 94(2018), 3 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 477-483

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Savaşan, Süreyya [VerfasserIn]
Buck, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Gadgeel, Manisha [VerfasserIn]
Gabali, Ali [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
B lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Cytotoxicity
EC 1.11.1.7
False positive
Flow cytometry
Intracellular myeloperoxidase
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Peroxidase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.05.2019

Date Revised 08.05.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cyto.b.21613

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM279087438