Thrombopoietin alone or in the presence of stem cell factor supports the growth of KIT(CD117)low/MPL(CD110)+ human mast cells from hematopoietic progenitor cells
Thrombopoietin alone or in the presence of stem cell factor supports the growth of KIT(CD117)low/MPL(CD110)+ human mast cells from hematopoietic progenitor cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.exphem.2004.12.005
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发表时间:
2005-04-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Metcalfe, DD
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作者:
Kirshenbaum, AS;Akin, C;Metcalfe, DD
Objectives. Thrombopoietin (TPO) is known to promote platelet number, have growth-promoting potential for human megakaryocytes (HuMKs), and increase erythrocyte, monocyte, mast cell, and granulocyte numbers in the presence of additional growth factors. We explored the ability of TPO alone or in the presence of stem cell factor (SCF) to support human mast cells (HuMCs).Methods. CD34(+) pluripotent and CD34(+)/CD117(+)/CD13(+) HuMC progenitor cells were cultured in rhTPO and examined for HuMCs. Similarly, we added rhTPO to CD34(+) cells cultured in stem cell factor (SCF), which promotes HuMC development.Results. When CD34(+) cells were cultured in 10 ng/mL rhTPO and 10 ng/mL rhSCF, TPO enhanced HuMC numbers compared to rhSCF alone. Higher concentrations of rhTPO (50 ng/mL) in the presence of 100 ng/mL rhSCF inhibited the rhSCF-dependent subpopulation of CD117(high) HuMCs, while promoting CD117(low) HuMCs. Human CD34(+)/CD117(+)/CD13(+) cells cultured in rhTPO alone for 1 to 2 weeks differentiated into CD41(+)/CD110(+) HuMKs (85-90%) and Fc epsilon RI+/CD117(low)/CD13(+) HuMCs (5-10%). RhTPO-induced HuMCs expressed the TPO (CD110) receptor, tryptase, and chymase and survived when recultured in rhSCF.Conclusion. The effect of TPO on HuMCs in the presence of rhSCF varies, depending on the relative concentration of each growth factor, while TPO alone or in combination with rhSCF supports a unique population of CD117(low)/CD110(+) HuMCs. (c) 2005 International Society for Experimental Hematology. Published by Elsevier Inc.