Lydia Visser
PhD
My research in the Pathology department is mainly focused on immunological aspects of B-cell lymphoma. I study interactions of tumor cells with the microenvironment, and signaling pathways in Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Induction of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and hairy cell leukaemia like phenotypes by phorbol ester treatment of normal peripheral blood B-cells
To investigate the relationship between normal B-cells, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) cells and hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) cells the three cell types were incubated with phorbol myristic acetate (PMA). The parameters studied were morphology, immunophenotype and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP). PMA stimulation of B-cells induced morphological changes as well as CD5, CD11c, B-ly 7 and TRAP positivity. The cells formed small aggregates, the cell membranes were ruffled and frequently hairy and a small number of cells became plastic adherent and developed dendritic structure. CD5 and CD11c...
Lydia Visser, S POPPEMA
SPECIFICITIES OF MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES B-LY7 AND HML-1 ARE IDENTICAL – RESPONSE
S POPPEMA, Lydia Visser
Monoclonal antibodies reactive with hairy cell leukemia
Monoclonal antibodies reactive with hairy cell leukemia were developed to aid in the diagnosis of this subtype of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and to gain better insight into the origin of hairy cells. Three antibodies were found to be of value in the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia. Antibody B-ly 2 can be considered a pan-B cell reagent and generally reacts similar to CD22 antibodies. Antibody B-ly 6 is reactive with the same antigen as CD11c (p150/95), an antigen that is present on hairy cell leukemia, macrophages,...
L Visser, A Shaw, J Slupsky, H Vos, S Poppema