SanoLiBio process validation
Full Title: Validation of SanoLiBio’s negative selection cell enrichment assay
Full validation paper is available here.
Advances in rare cell isolation
Background
Rare nucleated CD45 negative cells in peripheral blood may be malignantsuch as circulating tumor cells. Untouched isolation thereof by depletion of normal is favored yet still technological challenging. We optimized and evaluated a novel magnetic bead-based negative selection approach for enhanced enrichment of rare peripheral blood nucleated CD45 negative cells and to investigate the problem of rare cell contamination during phlebotomy.
Methods
The depletion factor and recovery of the negative selection assay measuredat highest 1600-fold and 96%, respectively, leaving at
best 1.5×104 leukocytes unseparated and took 35 minutes. The cell viability was negatively affected by chemical RBC lysis. Proliferation of 100 spiked ovarian cancer cells in culture measured 37% against a positive control. Healthy donor testing revealed findings of nucleated CD45 negative cells ranging from 1 to 22 cells per 2.5×107 leukocytes or 3.5ml whole blood in 89% (23/26) of the samples.
Conclusion
Our assay facilitates high performance at shortest assay time. The enrichment assay itself causes minor harm to cells and allows proliferation.
Our findings suggest that rare cell contamination is unavoidable. An unexpected high variety of CD45 negative cells have been detected. It is hypothized that a rare cell profile may translate into tumor marker independent screening.
Full scientific paper is available here.
An update of circulating rare cell types
Full Title: An Update of Circulating Rare Cell Types in Healthy Adult Peripheral Blood: 1 Findings of Immature Erythroid Precursors
Background
Circulating rare cells (CRC) are benign or malignant minuscule events in the peripheral blood or other bodily fluids. The detection and quantification of certain CRC types is an invaluable or proposed candidate biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of various pathological conditions. The list of CRC types and biomarker applicability thereof continues to expand along with improvements in cell selection technology. Past findings may suggest commonness of healthy donor peripheral blood circulating mature erythroblasts. This work suggests the occurrence of morphologically distinct bone marrow native circulating early erythroid precursors that we intend to add to the list of CRCs.
Methods
We tested healthy individuals that varied in age and gender employing a negative cell selection assay based on magnetic bead technology to characterize healthy adult circulating CD45 negative cell events using cell surface markers CD71 and Glycophorin-A.
Results
Positive events were detected and varied in cell and nuclear size ranging between 7.5 μm till 15.2 μm and 4.5 till 9.2 μm, respectively with distinct appearance under bright field microscope. Cell rarity increased with cell and nuclear size. Largest EBs exceeded 12 μm in cell diameter and were found only in 2 out of 10 donors.
Conclusion
Circulating erythroid precursors may be part of the benign CRC spectrum and are hypothized to be useful as early stage and low grade
inflammation biomarker.
Full scientific paper is available here.
Peripheral Blood Rare Cell Population, Review
The Blood Circulating Rare Cell Population. What is it and What is it Good For?
Description
This review details state of the art knowledge of diagnostically exploitable rare cells in the blood as to introduce a complete new view on blood analysis for all kinds of serious diseases, such as cancer, myocardial infarction or pulmonary disorders. The blood circulating rare cell population is truely informative and sensitive to slightiest imbalances and microlesions in the body making it the next generation of liquid biopsy testing.
Full scientific paper is available here.