Effects of antibodies on colony formation in methylcellulose cultures
Antibody
.
Number of CFU-Cs per 105 BM nucleated cells
.
Rat IgG
258 ± 19
Anti-α4 integrin (PS/2)
253 ± 20
Anti-PSGL-1 (4RA10)
257 ± 18
Anti-α4 integrin + anti-PSGL-1
243 ± 18
Antibody
.
Number of CFU-Cs per 105 BM nucleated cells
.
Rat IgG
258 ± 19
Anti-α4 integrin (PS/2)
253 ± 20
Anti-PSGL-1 (4RA10)
257 ± 18
Anti-α4 integrin + anti-PSGL-1
243 ± 18
Wild-type donor bone marrow cells were incubated with indicated antibodies (2 μg/106 nucleated cells) for 3 hours and plated for CFU-C assays. Antibody treatment did not alter colony formation. Data are shown as means ± SEMs; n = 7.