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Published on: March 30, 2018
Properties of the mantle cell and mantle cell lymphoma
1Department of Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Insights
Mantle cells, a type of B cell, are the origin of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Recent advances enhance understanding of mantle cell biology and improve MCL diagnosis using molecular pathology.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Hematology
- Oncology
Background:
- Mantle cells are naive B lymphocytes residing in the follicular mantle.
- These cells are the suspected origin of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
- MCL cells share characteristics with normal mantle zone B lymphocytes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize recent advancements in mantle cell biology.
- To review interactions within the follicular and mantle zone microenvironments.
- To highlight new diagnostic techniques for MCL.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent scientific literature on mantle cell biology.
- Analysis of immunophenotypic and molecular characteristics of MCL.
- Evaluation of novel diagnostic molecular pathology techniques.
Main Results:
- Significant progress in understanding normal mantle cell biology.
- Improved insights into the microenvironmental interactions influencing neoplasia.
- Development of more effective methods for identifying MCL cases.
Conclusions:
- Recent research has significantly advanced the understanding of mantle cell biology.
- New diagnostic tools are improving the identification of mantle cell lymphoma.
- Further research into mantle cell biology and MCL pathogenesis is warranted.
Abstract:
The major lymphoid inhabitant of the follicular mantle is the mantle cell, an immunologically naïve B cell. It is the putative cell of origin of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), the cells of which have similar morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular characteristics to the normal B lymphocytes of the mantle zone. In the past year a number of advances have been made in the biology of the normal mantle cell, its interactions with the other constituents of the follicular and mantle zone microenvironments, and the development of neoplasia in this cell population. In addition, new developments in diagnostic molecular pathology have been used to more readily identify cases of MCL. The authors summarize these new advances in the understanding of the biology of the mantle cell and newer ancillary techniques in the diagnosis of lymphomas arising from this cell type.
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