Table 3.

Analysis of mice reconstituted with WT and TGF-β1−/− marrow cells infected with the MIGR-TPO virus

TissueItemsWild-type
control
Week 6 after transplantationWeek 16 after transplantation
WTTGF-β1−/−WTTGF-β1−/−
Bone marrow Cells/femur, ×106 29.2 ± 3.3 16.2 ± 2.7 16.5 ± 3.5 12.4 ± 4.2 10.1 ± 0.3 
 CFCs/femur, ×103 86.5 ± 8.3 49.2 ± 7.4 48.6 ± 9.1 15.1 ± 5.2 26.3 ± 3.7 
Spleen Weight, mg 126 ± 20 595 ± 88 1025 ± 225 471 ± 1263-150 173 ± 683-150 
 CFCs/106cells 88 ± 22 1280 ± 123 1845 ± 250 385 ± 112 1230 ± 759 
Blood Nucleated cells/mL, ×106 9.6 ± 0.7 70.5 ± 30.6 67.5 ± 31.5 41.8 ± 11.1 41.3 ± 29.2 
CFCs/mL, ×102 < 1 1100 ± 260 590 ± 100 200 ± 86 360 ± 140 
TissueItemsWild-type
control
Week 6 after transplantationWeek 16 after transplantation
WTTGF-β1−/−WTTGF-β1−/−
Bone marrow Cells/femur, ×106 29.2 ± 3.3 16.2 ± 2.7 16.5 ± 3.5 12.4 ± 4.2 10.1 ± 0.3 
 CFCs/femur, ×103 86.5 ± 8.3 49.2 ± 7.4 48.6 ± 9.1 15.1 ± 5.2 26.3 ± 3.7 
Spleen Weight, mg 126 ± 20 595 ± 88 1025 ± 225 471 ± 1263-150 173 ± 683-150 
 CFCs/106cells 88 ± 22 1280 ± 123 1845 ± 250 385 ± 112 1230 ± 759 
Blood Nucleated cells/mL, ×106 9.6 ± 0.7 70.5 ± 30.6 67.5 ± 31.5 41.8 ± 11.1 41.3 ± 29.2 
CFCs/mL, ×102 < 1 1100 ± 260 590 ± 100 200 ± 86 360 ± 140 

Values are means ± SD of data from 3 controls and 3 mice in each group. Progenitor cells numbers (CFCs) were calculated from the number of colonies obtained from 1 × 105cells grown in semisolid medium.

F3-150

Statistically not significant. P < .1.

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