Different radiosensitive megakaryocytic progenitor cells exist in steady-state human peripheral blood
Different radiosensitive megakaryocytic progenitor cells exist in steady-state human peripheral blood
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DOI:
10.1667/rr3396
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发表时间:
2005-07-01
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3.4
通讯作者:
Kuwabara, M
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作者:
Kashiwakura, I;Inanami, O;Kuwabara, M
CD34 antigen is a novel marker for human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. In the present study, two cell fractions, CD34(low) and CD34(high), were prepared from steady-state human peripheral blood on the basis of CD34 antigen expression. The colony-forming unit megakaryocytes (CFU-Meg) contained in each cell fraction were compared for X-radiation sensitivity and cytokine action. The content of CD34(+)CD45(+) cells in the CD34(low) and CD34(high) cell fractions was 74.8% and 88.8%, respectively, and the frequency of thrombopoietin (TPO)-supported CFU-Meg in the CD34(low) cell fraction was 1.9 times higher than that in CD34(high). The CFU-Meg in CD34(high) were more radiosensitive than those in CD34(low), indicating that steady-state human peripheral blood contains different types of CFU-Meg. However, no significant differences were observed between cell fractions in the radiation survival curves of CFU-Meg stimulated by TPO plus cytokines except granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). TPO plus interleukin 3 was the optimal combination for survival of both types of CFU-Meg after X irradiation. The present study also demonstrated that TPO plus G-CSF is able to increase the survival of irradiated CD34(low) CFU-Meg. These results suggest that two megakaryocytic progenitor populations with different radiosensitivity and cytokine responses are found in steady-state human peripheral blood. (c) 2005 by Radiation Research Society.