Table 2

Proliferative rate of different maturation-associated B-cell compartments from normal adult bone marrow (BM), peripheral blood (PB), and reactive lymph node (RLN) samples

Type of sample/ B-cell compartmentProliferative rate (% of S+G2/M cells)P
BM  <.001* 
    CD45lo/CD19lo 7 ± 2.4  
    CD45+/CD19hi 3 ± 1.2  
    CD45hi/CD19+ 0.5 ± 1.1  
    CD38hi/CD19−/+ 3 ± 1.1  
PB  NS 
    CD20+/CD23+ 0.1 ± 0.8  
    CD20+/CD23 0.1 ± 0.05  
RLN  <.05 
    CD38lo/CD20+ 2 ± 3  
    CD38+/CD20hi 13.5 ± 8  
    CD38hi/CD20−/lo 5.4 ± 2  
Type of sample/ B-cell compartmentProliferative rate (% of S+G2/M cells)P
BM  <.001* 
    CD45lo/CD19lo 7 ± 2.4  
    CD45+/CD19hi 3 ± 1.2  
    CD45hi/CD19+ 0.5 ± 1.1  
    CD38hi/CD19−/+ 3 ± 1.1  
PB  NS 
    CD20+/CD23+ 0.1 ± 0.8  
    CD20+/CD23 0.1 ± 0.05  
RLN  <.05 
    CD38lo/CD20+ 2 ± 3  
    CD38+/CD20hi 13.5 ± 8  
    CD38hi/CD20−/lo 5.4 ± 2  

Results are expressed as means plus or minus 1 standard deviation (range).

NS indicates no statistically significant differences: P > .05.

*

P < .001 for all BM B-cell compartments versus CD45loCD19lo B-cell precursors.

P < .05 for all LN B-cell compartments versus CD38+CD20hi B lymphocytes.

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