Table 1.

Preferential but reversible reduction of BM and spleen primitive and mature progenitors in Fancc−/− mice following IFN-γ treatment


Time following completion of IFN-γ treatment and progenitor

No. colonies per organ with progenitors in a femur (spleen progenitors), WT

No. colonies per organ with progenitors in a femur (spleen progenitors), Fancc−/−
IFN-γ, μg/kg/d
IFN-γ, μg/kg/d
0
120
400
0
120
400
0 d       
HPP-CFCs   4 580 ± 1 583   2 807 ± 886*  2 061 ± 830*  2 717 ± 1 115  893 ± 417*  303 ± 199* 
  (6 720 ± 1 287)   (3 278 ± 964*)   (2 274 ± 832*)   (1 667 ± 119)   (176 ± 80*)   (51 ± 24*)  
LPP-CFCs   31 537 ± 8 948   22 775 ± 5 812*  10 639 ± 2 523*  32 232 ± 5 471   10 894 ± 3 860*  3 614 ± 2 340* 
  (20 589 ± 4 022)   (13 879 ± 2 404*)   (8 067 ± 605*)   (26 570 ± 1 193)   (2 033 ± 573*)   (422 ± 27*)  
45 d       
HPP-CFCs   3 753 ± 305   3 406 ± 408   3 237 ± 194   1 691 ± 415  1 651 ± 192  1 441 ± 145 
  (6 436 ± 1 403)   (5 820 ± 1 069)   (6 300 ± 1 208)   (1 724 ± 420)   (1 486 ± 323)   (1 571 ± 503)  
LPP-CFCs   36 331 ± 3 051   32 641 ± 5 902   35 802 ± 4 524   38 780 ± 1 800   28 553 ± 6 897   36 063 ± 2 873  
  (32 034 ± 2 009)   (36 467 ± 3 246)   (30 680 ± 5 107)   (34 684 ± 3 567)   (39 857 ± 6 098)   (36 004 ± 3 946)  
90 d       
HPP-CFCs   4 278 ± 772   4 575 ± 1 038   4 861 ± 1 460   2 376 ± 405  2 130 ± 256  2 064 ± 445 
  (6 338 ± 479)   (6 747 ± 689)   (6 114 ± 2 017)   (2 372 ± 485)   (2 544 ± 737)   (2 237 ± 515)  
LPP-CFCs   30 338 ± 8 479   26 767 ± 6 897   30 114 ± 2 017   34 372 ± 1 885   32 004 ± 7 367   32 371 ± 5 005  

 
(40 312 ± 4 068)
 
(39 906 ± 2 940)
 
(36 785 ± 3 416)
 
(31 116 ± 4 957)
 
(29 709 ± 4 210)
 
(32 110 ± 5 416)
 

Time following completion of IFN-γ treatment and progenitor

No. colonies per organ with progenitors in a femur (spleen progenitors), WT

No. colonies per organ with progenitors in a femur (spleen progenitors), Fancc−/−
IFN-γ, μg/kg/d
IFN-γ, μg/kg/d
0
120
400
0
120
400
0 d       
HPP-CFCs   4 580 ± 1 583   2 807 ± 886*  2 061 ± 830*  2 717 ± 1 115  893 ± 417*  303 ± 199* 
  (6 720 ± 1 287)   (3 278 ± 964*)   (2 274 ± 832*)   (1 667 ± 119)   (176 ± 80*)   (51 ± 24*)  
LPP-CFCs   31 537 ± 8 948   22 775 ± 5 812*  10 639 ± 2 523*  32 232 ± 5 471   10 894 ± 3 860*  3 614 ± 2 340* 
  (20 589 ± 4 022)   (13 879 ± 2 404*)   (8 067 ± 605*)   (26 570 ± 1 193)   (2 033 ± 573*)   (422 ± 27*)  
45 d       
HPP-CFCs   3 753 ± 305   3 406 ± 408   3 237 ± 194   1 691 ± 415  1 651 ± 192  1 441 ± 145 
  (6 436 ± 1 403)   (5 820 ± 1 069)   (6 300 ± 1 208)   (1 724 ± 420)   (1 486 ± 323)   (1 571 ± 503)  
LPP-CFCs   36 331 ± 3 051   32 641 ± 5 902   35 802 ± 4 524   38 780 ± 1 800   28 553 ± 6 897   36 063 ± 2 873  
  (32 034 ± 2 009)   (36 467 ± 3 246)   (30 680 ± 5 107)   (34 684 ± 3 567)   (39 857 ± 6 098)   (36 004 ± 3 946)  
90 d       
HPP-CFCs   4 278 ± 772   4 575 ± 1 038   4 861 ± 1 460   2 376 ± 405  2 130 ± 256  2 064 ± 445 
  (6 338 ± 479)   (6 747 ± 689)   (6 114 ± 2 017)   (2 372 ± 485)   (2 544 ± 737)   (2 237 ± 515)  
LPP-CFCs   30 338 ± 8 479   26 767 ± 6 897   30 114 ± 2 017   34 372 ± 1 885   32 004 ± 7 367   32 371 ± 5 005  

 
(40 312 ± 4 068)
 
(39 906 ± 2 940)
 
(36 785 ± 3 416)
 
(31 116 ± 4 957)
 
(29 709 ± 4 210)
 
(32 110 ± 5 416)
 

n = 5.

*

P < .01 comparing treated and untreated mice in the same genotype.

P < .01 comparing Fancc−/− and WT.

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