Table 3.

Phenotypic Analysis of the CD19+Plasmablastic Population

RP5 RP7 RP8 RP9
Antigens (Ag)  
 PC Ag  
  CD19  ++  +  +  ++  
  CD38  +++ ++  +++  ++  
  CD138  −  −  −  − 
  cIg  +  ++  +++  +++  
 B cells Ag 
  CD19  ++  +  +  ++  
  CD20  −  − ND  −  
  CD21  −  −  ND  −  
  CD22 +/−  −  ND  +/−  
  CD23  −  −  ND −  
  sIg  +  +  ND  +  
  CD40  +  ND  +  
  CD45  +++  +++  +++  +++ 
  CD45RA  +  ++  ND  +  
  CD45RO  −  − ND  −  
  CD80  +/−  +/−  −  − 
  CD86  +  +  +  +  
 Adhesion and activation Ag  
  CD25  −  −  ND  ND  
  CD28 + (3%)  −  −  ND  
  CD49e  −  − −  −  
  CD56  −  −  ND  − 
  CD95  +  +  +  +  
  HLA-DR  +  +++  ++ 
RP5 RP7 RP8 RP9
Antigens (Ag)  
 PC Ag  
  CD19  ++  +  +  ++  
  CD38  +++ ++  +++  ++  
  CD138  −  −  −  − 
  cIg  +  ++  +++  +++  
 B cells Ag 
  CD19  ++  +  +  ++  
  CD20  −  − ND  −  
  CD21  −  −  ND  −  
  CD22 +/−  −  ND  +/−  
  CD23  −  −  ND −  
  sIg  +  +  ND  +  
  CD40  +  ND  +  
  CD45  +++  +++  +++  +++ 
  CD45RA  +  ++  ND  +  
  CD45RO  −  − ND  −  
  CD80  +/−  +/−  −  − 
  CD86  +  +  +  +  
 Adhesion and activation Ag  
  CD25  −  −  ND  ND  
  CD28 + (3%)  −  −  ND  
  CD49e  −  − −  −  
  CD56  −  −  ND  − 
  CD95  +  +  +  +  
  HLA-DR  +  +++  ++ 

Fluorescence staining and analysis were performed as described in Materials and Methods. The phenotype of plasmablastic cells was defined in double staining with CD19 in the CD138 population (after removal of the CD138+ population).

Abbreviations: cIg, cytoplasmic Ig; sIg, surface Ig; ND, not done.

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