DMOG and Dex synergize to prevent BFU-E cell exhaustion and enhance CFU-E regeneration: total colony numbers from 100 BFU-E cells
Dex/DMOG . | Day . | ||||||||
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0 . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | |
CFU-E, 1 cluster | |||||||||
Nothing added | 3 | 98 | 630 | 1100* | 1000 | 450 | 50 | ||
DMOG | 3 | 64 | 600 | 2400 | 2800* | 2700 | 1000 | ||
Dex | 3 | 42 | 1100 | 5100 | 14 000 | 28 000* | 25 000 | 18 000 | 6600 |
DMOG + Dex | 3 | 19 | 870 | 8000 | 27 000 | 94 000 | 150 000 | 190 000* | 160 000 |
Small BFU-E, 5-20 clusters | |||||||||
Nothing added | 26 | 130 | 240* | 200 | 53 | ||||
DMOG | 26 | 130 | 320 | 440* | 100 | ||||
Dex | 26 | 180 | 580 | 830 | 1000* | ||||
DMOG + Dex | 26 | 150 | 790 | 2000 | 3800* | ||||
Large BFU-E, > 20 clusters | |||||||||
Nothing added | 42* | 28 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||||
DMOG | 42 | 43* | 22 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Dex | 42 | 45 | 49* | 40 | 0 | ||||
DMOG + Dex | 42 | 72 | 120 | 160* | 8 |
Dex/DMOG . | Day . | ||||||||
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0 . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | |
CFU-E, 1 cluster | |||||||||
Nothing added | 3 | 98 | 630 | 1100* | 1000 | 450 | 50 | ||
DMOG | 3 | 64 | 600 | 2400 | 2800* | 2700 | 1000 | ||
Dex | 3 | 42 | 1100 | 5100 | 14 000 | 28 000* | 25 000 | 18 000 | 6600 |
DMOG + Dex | 3 | 19 | 870 | 8000 | 27 000 | 94 000 | 150 000 | 190 000* | 160 000 |
Small BFU-E, 5-20 clusters | |||||||||
Nothing added | 26 | 130 | 240* | 200 | 53 | ||||
DMOG | 26 | 130 | 320 | 440* | 100 | ||||
Dex | 26 | 180 | 580 | 830 | 1000* | ||||
DMOG + Dex | 26 | 150 | 790 | 2000 | 3800* | ||||
Large BFU-E, > 20 clusters | |||||||||
Nothing added | 42* | 28 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||||
DMOG | 42 | 43* | 22 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Dex | 42 | 45 | 49* | 40 | 0 | ||||
DMOG + Dex | 42 | 72 | 120 | 160* | 8 |
CFU-E and BFU-E colony-forming assays were performed at 24-hour intervals in the presence of 100nM Dex. Shown are the number of different types of colonies formed per 100 “BFU-E” cells plated at 0 hours.
Number of erythroblasts or colony-forming cells reached its highest value that day.