[Expressions of c-mpl proteins on CD34+ bone marrow cells and platelets of the patients with polycythemia vera].

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to investigate the expressions of TPO receptor (c-mpl) proteins on CD34 positive bone marrow cells (CD34+ BMCs), platelets and the expression of c-mpl mRNA in bone marrow cells of the patients with polycythemia vera (PV). The expressions of c-mpl proteins on CD34+ bone marrow hematopoietic cells of 13 PV patients and 15 normal controls were assessed by bicolor flow cytometry and the expressions of c-mpl proteins on platelets of 15 PV patients and 15 normal controls were assessed by monocolor flow cytometry, and the expressions of c-mpl mRNA in bone marrow hematopoietic cells (BMHCs) were assessed by RT-PCR. The results showed that no difference was found between the expression of c-mpl proteins on CD34+ BMHCs of PV patients (0.99% +/- 0.14%) and that of normal controls (0.92% +/- 0.12%) (p > 0.05). There was no difference too between the expression of c-mpl protein on platelets in PV patients (20.33% +/- 4.84%) and that in normal controls (23.50% +/- 3.64%) (p > 0.05). No difference between the expression of c-mpl mRNA in BMHCs of PV patients and that in normal controls was seen. In conclusion, the expressions of c-mpl proteins on CD34+ BMHCs, platelets and c-mpl mRNA in BMHCs of PV patients were not obviously abnormal.