Table 1.

Effects of HCMV on the TPO-driven expansion of CD34+ cells and the production of megakaryocytes

Start of Culture (Day 1)14 Days (Peak of Cellular Expansion)
ControlHCMV
% of CD42a+ cells  1.3 ± 0.3% 14.8 ± 7%  11.9 ± 1%  
Total number of  CD42a+ cells  0.17 ± 0.1 × 105 11 ± 0.5 × 105 2.8 ± 0.8 × 105 
Start of Culture (Day 1)14 Days (Peak of Cellular Expansion)
ControlHCMV
% of CD42a+ cells  1.3 ± 0.3% 14.8 ± 7%  11.9 ± 1%  
Total number of  CD42a+ cells  0.17 ± 0.1 × 105 11 ± 0.5 × 105 2.8 ± 0.8 × 105 

Summary of 3 experiments, mean ± SEM. Cultures were initiated with 1.0 ± 0.32 × 105 CD34+cells. P < .05, paired Student t test. Not significant compared with control.

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