Table 2.

Mast Cell Development Induced by IL-6 and TNF- α From Different Strains of Mice

StrainCytokine* (10 ng/mL)Mast Cells/Culture (104 ± SD)Histamine/Culture (μg ± SD)
C3H/HeN None 2.1 ± 0.6 0.0227 ± 0.0036 
 rIL-6 83.3 ± 8.5 0.4074 ± 0.0314 
 rTNF-α 113.3 ± 31.6 0.3846 ± 0.0125 
BALB/c None 24.1 ± 4.1 0.0496 ± 0.0104 
 rIL-6 73.3 ± 11.4 0.2008 ± 0.0192 
 rTNF-α 60.8 ± 9.2 0.1100 ± 0.0096 
BALB/c nu/nu None 
 rIL-6 
 rTNF-α 
WBB6F1 +/+ None 18.7 ± 7.1 0.0833 ± 0.0017 
 rIL-6 65.0 ± 2.7 0.1887 ± 0.0179 
 rTNF-α 102.5 ± 14.1 0.3333 ± 0.0454 
WBB6F1 W/WV None 9.1 ± 4.2 0.0505 ± 0.0246 
 rIL-6 53.7 ± 14.7 0.2329 ± 0.0239 
 rTNF-α 71.6 ± 7.2 0.3810 ± 0.0208 
StrainCytokine* (10 ng/mL)Mast Cells/Culture (104 ± SD)Histamine/Culture (μg ± SD)
C3H/HeN None 2.1 ± 0.6 0.0227 ± 0.0036 
 rIL-6 83.3 ± 8.5 0.4074 ± 0.0314 
 rTNF-α 113.3 ± 31.6 0.3846 ± 0.0125 
BALB/c None 24.1 ± 4.1 0.0496 ± 0.0104 
 rIL-6 73.3 ± 11.4 0.2008 ± 0.0192 
 rTNF-α 60.8 ± 9.2 0.1100 ± 0.0096 
BALB/c nu/nu None 
 rIL-6 
 rTNF-α 
WBB6F1 +/+ None 18.7 ± 7.1 0.0833 ± 0.0017 
 rIL-6 65.0 ± 2.7 0.1887 ± 0.0179 
 rTNF-α 102.5 ± 14.1 0.3333 ± 0.0454 
WBB6F1 W/WV None 9.1 ± 4.2 0.0505 ± 0.0246 
 rIL-6 53.7 ± 14.7 0.2329 ± 0.0239 
 rTNF-α 71.6 ± 7.2 0.3810 ± 0.0208 
*

Mouse spleen cells were cultured with complete culture medium. Cytokines were added at the start of the cultures. Mast cell number and histamine quantity per culture were determined on day 12.

P < .01.

P < .05 compared with data without adding cytokines.

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