Bone marrow from CD18-/- (MAC-1-/-) homozygous deletion recombinant negative mice demonstrates increased longevity in long-term bone marrow culture and decreased contribution to irradiation pulmonary damage

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow macrophage surface expression of CD18 (MAC-1, LFA1) is involved in cellular binding to V-CAM-1 and V-CAM-2 adhesion molecules expressed on endothelial cells. We sought to determine if this interaction affected the growth of marrow in long-term bone marrow cultures (LTBMCs) and macrophage migration to the irradiated lung in pulmonary fibrosis/organizing alveolitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Continuous bone marrow cultures from CD18-/- and CD18+/+ littermates were established. Bone marrow migration to the irradiated lung was quantitated in CD18+/+ or CD18-/- marrow chimeric mice. Anti-macrophage antibodies were administered to block monocyte/macrophage migration after lung irradiation. RESULTS: CD18-/- LTBMCs demonstrated significantly increased longevity (over 20 weeks) of production of multilineage hematopoietic progenitor cells, total non-adherent cells and macrophage progenitors compared to those derived from CD18+/+ littermates (10 weeks). C57BL/6J female mice chimeric for male CD18-/- bone marrow showed improved (50%) survival at 120 days after pulmonary radiation compared to female mice chimeric for male CD18+/+ bone marrow (0.0%). Intraperitoneal injections (daily for 15 days) of an anti-macrophage antibody on days 80-98 after 20 Gy total lung irradiation resulted in reduction of macrophage migration to the lungs and increased survival. CONCLUSION: The data demonstrate a complex role of CD18 (MAC-1) in macrophage progenitor and macrophage cellular interaction involving stromal cells of the bone marrow and lung.     

Suppression of bone marrow stromal cell function by benzene and hydroquinone is ameliorated by indomethacin

Administration of benzene to mice will inhibit bone marrow stromal cell-supported hemopoiesis in culture. Hydroquinone, a major metabolite of benzene, will cause a similar inhibition of stromal cell function in vitro. Stromal cells produce both an inducer (colony-stimulating factor) and an inhibitor (prostaglandin E2; PGE2) of hemopoiesis. This research was conducted to determine if prostaglandin synthesis is involved in the suppression of stromal cell function by benzene and hydroquinone. Male B6C3F1 mice were administered benzene (100 mg/kg), indomethacin (1 mg/kg), or benzene plus indomethacin twice a day for 4 consecutive days. On Day 5 bone marrow cells were removed to determine the effect of treatment. In a second series of experiments mouse bone marrow stromal cells in culture were treated with hydroquinone (10(-7) to 10(-4) M), indomethacin (10(-6) M), or a combination of hydroquinone plus indomethacin. Stromal cell function was based on the ability of the treated stromal cells to support granulocyte/monocyte colony development in coculture. The results demonstrated that preadministration of indomethacin in vivo ameliorated benzene-induced inhibition of bone marrow stromal cell function. In vitro, indomethacin ameliorated hydroquinone toxicity to stromal cell function. Benzene administration in vivo induced elevated PGE2 in bone marrow samples which were prevented by preadministration of indomethacin. However, hydroquinone in vitro did not induce a consistent increase in PGE2 levels. These results suggested that toxicity to stromal cells was not due solely to increased prostaglandin synthetase activity.     

Correlation of ionizing irradiation-induced late pulmonary fibrosis with long-term bone marrow culture fibroblast progenitor cell biology in mice homozygous deletion recombinant negative for endothelial cell adhesion molecules

Ionizing irradiation damage to the lung is associated with an acute inflammatory reaction, followed by a latent period and then late effects including predominantly pulmonary fibrosis. The cells mediating fibrosis have recently been shown to derive from the bone marrow hematopoietic microenvironment. Initiation of late pulmonary irradiation lung damage has been correlated with up-regulation of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in pulmonary endothelial cells, followed by infiltration of macrophages and bone marrow-derived fibroblasts forming the fibrotic lesions of organizing alveolitis/fibrosis. To determine whether the absence of expression of VCAM-1, ICAM-1, or other adhesion molecules known to be relevant to inflammatory cell attachment to lung endothelial cells was associated with a decrease in irradiation-induced lung fibrosis, homozygous deletion recombinant knockout mice lacking each of several adhesion molecules were tested compared to littermates for survival and development of organizing alveolitis following 20 Gy irradiation to both lungs. Bone marrow culture longevity has been shown to be a parameter, which correlates with both hematopoietic stem cell reserve and the integrity of fibroblast progenitors of the supportive hematopoietic microenvironment; radiation lung survival data were correlated to longevity of hematopoiesis in long-term bone marrow cultures established from tibia and femur bone marrow of the same mice. Homozygous deletion recombinant negative mice including VCAM-1-/-, ICAM-1-/-, E-Selectin-/-, or L-Selectin-/- were irradiated to 20 Gy to both lungs and followed for survival and percent organizing alveolitis at time of death compared to each normal littermate. A significant increase in survival (median 190 days) was detected with L-Selectin-/- compared to littermate control mice (median 140 days) or other groups. Long-term bone marrow cultures from L-Selectin-/- mice showed no detectable difference in marrow fibroblasts or hematopoietic cell biology compared to normal littermates; however, E-Selectin-/- mouse long-term bone marrow cultures showed an increase in total cumulative cell production (1.7 x 10(8) cells per flask) compared to bone marrow cultures from normal littermates (1.8 x 10(6) cells per flask) or other groups. As additional controls, transgenic Sod2 mouse long-term bone marrow cultures and those from HPV16, E6 and E7 cytokeratin 14 transgenic mice were also tested. No detectable difference in hematopoiesis was noted in these cultures compared to littermates. The results suggest a complex pattern of involvement of endothelial specific adhesion molecules and marrow fibroblasts in the cell biologic events associated with late irradiation pulmonary fibrosis.     

Chlorella vulgaris up-modulation of myelossupression induced by lead: The role of stromal cells

In this study, Chlorella vulgaris (CV) was examined for its chelating effects on the ability of bone marrow stromal cell layer to display myeloid progenitor cells in vitro in lead-exposed mice, using the long-term bone marrow culture (LTBMC). In addition, the levels of interleukin (IL)-6, an important hematopoietic stimulator, as well as the numbers of adherent and non-adherent cells were also investigated. Mice were gavage treated daily with a single 50mg/kg dose of CV for 10 days, concomitant to continuous offering of 1300ppm lead acetate in drinking water. We found that CV up-modulates the reduced ability of stromal cell layer to display myeloid progenitor cells in vitro in lead-exposed mice and restores both the reduced number of non-adherent cells and the ability of stromal cells from these mice to produce IL-6. Monitoring of lead poisoning demonstrated that CV treatment significantly reduced lead levels in blood and tissues, completely restored the normal hepatic ALA levels, decreased the abnormally high plasma ALA and partly recovered the liver capacity to produce porphyrins. These findings provide evidence for a beneficial use of CV for combination or alternative chelating therapy to protect the host from the damage induced by lead poisoning.     

Smad6信号干扰对MSCs骨向分化的影响

目的研究Smad6信号干扰对骨形态发生蛋白2（BMP-2）诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞（MSCs）骨向分化的促进效应。方法培养小鼠MSCs,用BMP-2诱导骨向分化。细胞分为3组：A组细胞用携带绿色荧光蛋白（GFP）的Smad6重组RNA干扰载体转染;B组细胞用空白载体转染;C组细胞作为对照。结果病毒转染后GFP在MSCs中有效表达,病毒转染效率达98．5％。与B组比较,Smad6RNA干扰显著提高了A组细胞AIP活性和骨钙素水平（P〈0．01）,而C组ALP活性和骨钙素水平均显著低于其他2组（P〈0．01）。茜素红染色显示,A组矿化结节数目显著多于B组（P〈0．05）,而c组无矿化结节形成。结论Smad6RNA干扰可有效促进BMP-2诱导的MSCs骨向分化,该研究为骨组织工程中骨缺损修复提供了一个极具价值的手段。     

狗骨髓基质细胞的分离培养及成骨潜能的研究

目的观察狗骨髓基质细胞(MSCs)的生长特点及诱导条件下的成骨能力,为利用狗的MSCs进行成骨研究提供实验基础。方法从成年狗胫骨取骨髓进行MSCs培养,检测细胞周期;应用四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)比色法观察细胞增殖;测定碱性磷酸酶活性;用Von Kossa染色法观察钙化结节。观察在条件培养液中MSCs生长及成骨分化情况。结果MSCs增殖能力强,细胞周期显示有20%的细胞处于G0/G1期。诱导条件下的细胞碱性磷酸酶活性明显增高,10~12 d达到高峰,并出现钙化结节。结论体外培养狗的MSCs具有分化成骨的潜能,增殖能力强,可作为骨组织工程的种子细胞。     

Differentiation of the roles of NO from airway epithelium and inflammatory cells in ozone-induced lung inflammation

Mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2-/-) are more susceptible to ozone-induced lung inflammation and injury than their isogenic wild-type (NOS2+/+) counterparts, demonstrating an apparent protective effect for NOS2 in murine lungs. We hypothesized that nitric oxide (NO) generated from either NOS2 in the airway epithelial cells or the bone-marrow-derived inflammatory cells was responsible for the protective effect of NOS2. To test this hypothesis, we prepared chimeric mice by killing their endogenous bone marrow cells by whole body irradiation followed by bone marrow transplantation from a heterologous donor mouse. We exposed C57BL/6 (NOS2+/+), NOS2-/-, and chimeric NOS2 mice (NOS2-/+, NOS2+/-) to 1 ppm of ozone for 3 consecutive nights. NOS2-/- mice were more severely injured after exposure to ozone than C57BL/6 mice, including a more robust inflammatory cell influx (4.14 x 10(5) +/- 2.19 x 10(5) vs. 2.78 x 10(5) +/- 1.36 x 10(5) cells respectively; P = 0.036) and greater oxidation of total protein sulfhydryls (R-SH) in their blood plasma. Chimeric NOS2-/+ mice, which had bone marrow from NOS2-/- mice transplanted into C57BL/6 recipients, had a significantly greater response to ozone (increased numbers of neutrophils in lung lavage and decreased concentrations of exhaled NO) as compared to the reciprocal chimeric strain (NOS2+/-). We conclude that NOS2 has a protective effect against acute lung injury caused by ozone inhalation, which may be mediated, in part, by NO generated by NOS2 from inflammatory cells, predominantly neutrophils, recruited into the lung.     

A chimeric aryl hydrocarbon receptor knockout mouse model indicates that aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in hematopoietic cells contributes to the hepatic lesions induced by 2,3,7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

Pathologic changes associated with 2,3,7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure have been reported in the livers of a wide range of species. While these changes have been extensively described, the mechanisms of toxic interaction(s) that produce these lesions remain unclear. Using an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) knockout male mouse chimeric model, we investigated whether the presence of this receptor in hematopoietic and/or parenchymal cells affects TCDD-induced hepatotoxicity. Bone marrow chimeras were produced by hematopoietic reconstitution of irradiated mice. Specifically, chimeras were generated with aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) positive hematopoietic and parenchymal cells (Ahr+/+ animal bone marrow cells into irradiated Ahr+/+ animals), AHR positive hematopoietic and negative parenchymal cells (Ahr+/+ into Ahr-/-), AHR negative hematopoietic and positive parenchymal cells (Ahr-/- into Ahr+/+), and AHR negative hematopoietic and parenchymal cells (Ahr-/- into Ahr-/-). Male wild-type (Ahr+/+) and knockout (Ahr-/-) animals were used as nonchimeric controls. Following TCDD treatment (30 microg/kg body wt), liver sections from mice in each control and chimeric group were histologically evaluated for necrotic and inflammatory changes. TCDD treatment produced moderate inflammation in Ahr+/+ controls and Ahr+/+ into Ahr+/+ chimeras. This response was mild in TCDD-treated Ahr-/-, Ahr-/- into Ahr-/-, Ahr+/+ into Ahr-/-, and Ahr-/- into Ahr+/+ animals and was not different from the corresponding vehicle-treated groups. Moderate necrosis was observed in all TCDD-treated controls or chimeras with AHR-positive parenchyma. No or mild necrosis was observed in TCDD- and vehicle-treated animals containing AHR-negative parenchyma. These data indicate that the presence of AHR in hepatic parenchyma alone is sufficient for TCDD induction of hepatic necrosis, and its presence in hematopoietic cells is necessary for the inflammatory response to TCDD-induced hepatic lesions.     

Smad6信号干扰对MSCs骨向分化中Smad5及Smurf1基因表达的影响

目的研究在骨形态发生蛋白2(BMP-2)诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)骨向分化中Smad6信号干扰对Smad5、Smurf1基因表达的影响。方法培养小鼠骨髓MSCs,并分为3组:A组为对照细胞;B组细胞用携带绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的空白载体病毒转染+BMP-2骨向诱导;C组细胞用Smad6重组RNA干扰载体转染+BMP-2诱导。结果病毒转染后GFP在MSCs中有效表达,病毒转染效率接近100%。与A组比较,BMP-2诱导24h显著提高了B组Smurf1 mRNA水平(P<0.01);而Smad6信号干扰在两个时间点则进一步提高了C组Smurf1 mRNA水平,并显著高于B组(P<0.01)。C组磷酸化的Smad5(pSmad5)和Smurf1水平在两个时间点也显著高于B组(P<0.01),而Smad5蛋白水平则未受影响。结论在BMP-2诱导的MSCs骨向分化中,Smad6 RNA干扰可促进Smad5磷酸化,并引起Smurf1基因表达代偿性增高。     

Bone marrow stromal cell cytochrome P4501B1 is required for pre-B cell apoptosis induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene

We previously demonstrated that murine bone marrow stromal cells express high levels of cytochrome P4501B1 (CYP1B1) that metabolizes 7,12-dimethylbenza[a]anthracene (DMBA), and that DMBA activates the Ah receptor (AhR) in these cells in vitro. More recently, we reported that CYP1B1 is required for DMBA-induced lymphoblastoma formation in vivo. In this study, we addressed the hypothesis that bone marrow stromal cell CYP1B1, and not AhR activation, is required for DMBA-induced pre-B-cell apoptosis. Although DMBA did not directly cause apoptosis in pre-B cells, dose-dependent apoptosis of pre-B cells was observed when they were cocultured with a bone marrow stromal cell line. The DMBA 3,4-dihydrodiol metabolite was more potent in effecting pre-B-cell apoptosis than DMBA, whereas the potent AhR agonist 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin was inactive. Both pre-B cells and bone marrow stromal cells contained DMBA-diol-epoxide DNA adducts, indicating that reactive metabolites were transferred from stromal cells to pre-B cells. DMBA caused apoptosis when cocultured with primary bone marrow stromal cells isolated from AhR-null mice but not CYP1B1-null mice. When cocultured with AhR-null primary bone marrow stromal cells, DMBA induced approximately 50% of the pre-B-cell apoptosis seen with stromal cells from AhR-heterozygous mice. This reduced level of apoptosis parallels the decreased CYP1B1 expression in AhR-null mouse bone marrow stromal cells. These findings provide convincing evidence that bone marrow stromal cell CYP1B1 metabolism of DMBA, but not AhR activation, is required for DMBA-induced pre-B-cell apoptosis.     

In vitro effects of benzene metabolites on mouse bone marrow stromal cells

Benzene exposure can result in bone marrow myelotoxicity. We examined the effects of benzene metabolites on bone marrow stromal cells of the hemopoietic microenvironment. Male B6C3F1 mouse bone marrow adherent stromal cells were plated at 4 X 10(6) cells per 2 ml of DMEM medium in 35-mm tissue culture dishes. The growing stromal cell cultures were exposed to log 2 doses of five benzene metabolites: hydroquinone, benzoquinone, phenol, catechol, or benzenetriol for 7 days. The dose which caused a 50% decrease in colony formation (TD50) was 2.5 X 10(-6) M for hydroquinone, 17.8 X 10(-6) M for benzoquinone, 60 X 10(-6) M for benzenetriol, 125 X 10(-6) M for catechol, and 190 X 10(-6) M for phenol. We next examined the effect of benzene metabolites on the ability of stromal cells to influence granulocyte/monocyte colony growth (G/M-CFU-C) in a coculture system. Adherent stromal cells were plated and incubated for 14 days and then exposed to a benzene metabolite. After 3 days the medium and metabolite were removed and an agar:RPMI layer containing 10(6) fresh bone marrow cells was placed over the stromal layer. After incubation for 7 days the cultures were scored for G/M colony formation. Hydroquinone and benzoquinone were most toxic, while catechol and benzenetriol inhibited colony growth only at high doses. These results indicate that injured bone marrow stromal cells may be a significant factor in benzene-induced hemotoxicity.     

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin does not directly alter the phenotype of maturing B cells in a murine coculture system

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), acting through the aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), elicits numerous toxicological effects, including immunosuppression. Previous work from our laboratory has suggested that TCDD exposure in mice is associated with altered lymphopoietic development, in particular altered B-cell phenotype in the bone marrow. It remains to be determined which specific hematopoietic populations or subpopulations within the marrow cavity are directly targeted by TCDD. To examine the effects of TCDD on developing B cells in vitro, a stromal coculture model was used. Primary bone marrow cells from male, 6- to 7-week-old C57Bl/6 mice were cocultured separately on two AhR-containing stromal cell lines (M2-10B4 and S17) that support B-cell development in the presence of IL-7. The cocultures were treated with 0 to 10 nM TCDD. Shifts in phenotype were quantified by cell surface marker staining and flow cytometry. Four populations in the maturing B cell (very early pre-pro-B, pre-pro-B, pro-B, and pre-B) were defined for quantification. The results show that the only statistically significant effect of TCDD was within the pre-pro-B population in cultures with the S17 stromal cell line. The increase in number of cells with this phenotype was seen in cultures with both wild-type and AhR-/- primary bone marrow cells. These results suggest that the maturing B220+ B cell is not the direct target for TCDD-induced bone marrow B-cell alterations.     

Haemopoietic cell proliferation in murine bone marrow cells exposed to extreme low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields.

As leukemia is one of the health hazards that is sometimes associated with exposure to extreme low frequency fields, we studied the in vitro effects of ELF fields on haemopoietic cell proliferation. First, the cytotoxic effect of 80 microT, 50 Hz magnetic fields on 3T3 cell proliferation was investigated using the neutral red test. Many chemicals are believed to cause damage because they interfere with basal or "housekeeping" cell functions. The basal cell functions are present in every cell. Non-specialized, actively dividing cells are suitable for measuring cytotoxic effects. Cytotoxic doses can be identified by exposing actively dividing cells in vitro and measuring growth inhibition caused by interference with these basal cell functions. 80 microT, 50 Hz magnetic fields caused no cytotoxicity: we were not able to demonstrate any interference with essential cell functions in the non-differentiated 3T3 cell line. Furthermore, the in vitro effects of ELF fields on murine haemopoietic and stromal stem cell proliferation were studied. Haemopoiesis is a continuous process, where mature blood cells are replaced by the proliferation and differentiation of more primitive progenitor and stem cells. Blood formation is tightly regulated by the stromal micro-environment. Exposure of murine bone marrow cells, from male and female mice, to 80 microT (50 Hz) magnetic fields showed a reduction in the proliferation and differentiation of the granulocyte-macrophage progenitor (CFU-GM) compared to non-exposed bone marrow cells. The results on the effect of the ELF-field on stromal stem cell proliferation (CFU-f) are somewhat equivocal at the moment. CFU-f from female mice showed a reduction while CFU-f from male mice were not decreased.     

转HOXB4基因人骨髓MSC促进脐血CD34~+细胞体外扩增

目的 研究转HOXB4基因的人骨髓间充质干细胞(MSC)对脐血CD34~+细胞体外扩增的支持作用.方法 用病毒载体质粒转染包装细胞293T,收获病毒上清(VCM)感染MSC后,用潮霉素筛选获得转HOXB4的MSC(MSC-HOX).分别将MSC(对照组)与MSC-HOX细胞(实验组)作为CD34~+细胞体外扩增的饲养层细胞,结合细胞因子Fh3/Flk3配体(FL)、促血小板生成素(TPO)、干细胞因子(SCF)和粒细胞-集落生长因子(G-CSF)体外扩增脐血CD34~+细胞10 d,收集所有脐血细胞,检测细胞总数、CD34~+细胞总数,集落细胞形成单位(CFU)数.结果 生产重组逆转录病毒可有效将HOXB4基因转入靶细胞内并表达.脐血CD34~+细胞经体外扩增10 d后,细胞总数和CFU数两组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),脐血CD34~+细胞总数和比例高于对照组(P<0.05).结论 转HOXB4基因的人骨髓MSC在脐血CD34~+细胞体外扩增中,可保持CD34~+细胞未分化状态,有潜在的应用价值.     

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase inhibition does not alter endothelial progenitor cell colony forming capacity or migratory activity

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity has been shown to play a pivotal role in the mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) into the circulation from bone marrow. Indeed, in eNOS-deficient mice, exercise-induced EPC mobilization is severely diminished. We determined ex vivo whether circulating EPC colony-forming capacity and migratory activity are influenced by eNOS activity. Peripheral-blood mononuclear cells were isolated from 20 healthy adults and preplated for 2 days, and nonadherent cells were further cultured for 7 days in the presence and absence of N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 300 microM, an eNOS antagonist) to determine EPC colony-forming units. Migratory activity of EPCs, cultured with and without L-NAME (300 microM) was determined by utilizing a modified Boyden chamber. The number of EPC colony-forming units was not significantly different when cultured in the absence or presence of L-NAME (21+/-5 vs 18+/-5). Moreover, eNOS inhibition did not alter EPC migratory activity; mean fluorescence was similar in samples cultured with (983+/-126 RFUs) and without (962+/-105 RFUs) L-NAME. These in vitro results suggest that, in contrast to EPC mobilization from the bone marrow, eNOS does not exert a modulatory influence on the functional capacity of circulating EPCs to either form colonies or migrate.     

The in vivo role of murine natural killer cells in the development of B cell lineage in bone marrow

Physiological functions of natural killer (NK) cells in the development of bone marrow cells into the cells expressing B cell characteristics were examined in recipient mice expressing different allotype immunoglobulins (Ig) or in mutants defective in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) response. When the irradiated BALB/c nude mice (Igha) were injected with bone marrow cells of C57BL/6N (B6,Ighb), the level of donor-type serum Ig (Ighb) was about 10 fold higher in the mice with NK activity depleted by injecting anti-asialo GM1 compared to that of mice with the normal NK activity on day 21 after bone marrow transplantation. In the irradiated C3H/HeJ (low responder) which received bone marrow cells of C3H/HeN (high responder), augmentation of polyclonal antibody response and of the cell proliferation with LPS was demonstrated in the NK depleted mice. However, the difference in the level of donor-type Ig or LPS response between the NK-depleted and intact mice disappeared in 3 to 4 weeks. In normal mice without irradiation and marrow cell transplantation, NK cell elimination from spleen cells did not give rise to distinctly enhanced responses to in vitro LPS stimulation, whereas mice with augmented NK activity by poly I:C demonstrated a suppressed response to LPS when the mice were immunized with LPS. Collectively, these observations suggested that NK cells are involved in the suppressive regulation of developing B cell lineage as well as activated B cells in vivo.     

补肾方剂对大鼠骨髓基质干细胞增殖与分化的影响

目的观察补肾方剂对体外培养SD大鼠骨髓基质干细胞细胞增殖、分化及矿化的影响。方法应用四甲基偶氮唑盐法、硝基苯磷酸盐法及茜素红染色方法观察不同浓度补肾方剂对体外培养骨髓基质干细胞在1、2、3、4、5d时的增殖、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性及矿化结节形成的影响。结果不同浓度的补肾方均可促进骨髓基质干细胞增殖率提高,以中、高浓度组的作用较为明显(P<0.01);不同浓度补肾方剂可使ALP活性增强(P<0.01);中、高浓度组补肾活血方矿化结节数量显著多于对照组(P<0.01)。结论补肾方剂具有促进骨髓基质干细胞的增殖、分化及矿化的作用。     

Induction of quinone reductase and glutathione in bone marrow cells by 1,2-dithiole-3-thione: effect on hydroquinone-induced cytotoxicity.

Stromal cells from bone marrow are susceptible to toxicity induced by several redox-active metabolites of benzene, including hydroquinone (HQ). We have previously shown that tert-butyl-hydroquinone (tBHQ) can induce quinone reductase (QR) in bone marrow stroma as well as protect stromal cells against HQ-induced toxicity. Current studies investigate the underlining mechanisms of chemoprotection against HQ in DBA/2- and C57Bl/6-derived bone marrow stromal cells. The chemoprotector 1,2-dithiole-3-thione (DTT) has been used in these studies due to tBHQ toxicity to stromal cells at higher concentrations. Pretreatment of cells with DTT prior to HQ administration protected cells against HQ-induced toxicity. DTT induced QR activity in a dose-dependent manner in stromal cells from both strains of mice. However, there were no corresponding changes in glutathione transferase activity. DTT also increased cytosolic glutathione (GSH) concentrations by approximately 85% in both strains. Since bone marrow stroma consists primarily of fibroblasts and macrophages, we also evaluated QR activity in the separate cell types from the two strains of mice. There were differences in basal and DTT-induced QR activity between fibroblasts and macrophage cells derived from the same strain of mice, as well as the expected differences between strains. Additionally, dicoumarol, an inhibitor of QR activity, potentiated HQ-induced toxicity in both strains of bone marrow stromal cells. Thus, cellular glutathione, QR activity, and their inducibility by chemoprotective agents such as DTT may prove to be important factors in chemically induced bone marrow toxicity and carcinogenicity.     

Alterations in the morphology and functional activity of bone marrow phagocytes following benzene treatment of mice.

Benzene is a well-established hematotoxin that affects developing leukocytes and erythrocytes as well as bone marrow stromal cells. In the present studies we analyzed the effects of benzene on the morphology and functional activity of bone marrow phagocytes. Male Balb/c mice were treated with benzene (660 mg/kg) once per day for 3 days. Bone marrow cells were then isolated and fractionated by density gradient centrifugation. Using highly sensitive techniques in flow cytometry/cell sorting, we found that we could separate three distinct populations of bone marrow cells that differed with respect to size and density. Monoclonal antibody binding and cell sorting revealed a large, dense population that consisted predominantly of granulocytes, a smaller, less dense population of lymphocytes, and a population of intermediate size and density consisting of mononuclear phagocytes and precursor cells. Differential staining of sorted mononuclear phagocytes revealed that benzene treatment of mice caused a marked increase in the number of mature, morphologically activated macrophages in the bone marrow. Benzene treatment of mice also resulted in enhanced chemotaxis and production of hydrogen peroxide by bone marrow granulocytes and mononuclear phagocytes. In contrast, treatment of mice with the combination of hydroquinone and phenol (50 mg/kg each, 1 x/day, 3 days), two metabolites of benzene, resulted in a significant (p < or = 0.02) depression of granulocyte chemotaxis and had no effect on hydrogen peroxide production by bone marrow phagocytes compared to cells from control animals. Taken together these results demonstrate that benzene causes increased differentiation and/or activation of phagocytes in the bone marrow.