TY - JOUR
T1 - In vivo and in vitro inhibitory effect of α-interferon on megakaryocyte colony growth in essential thrombocythaemia
AU - Gugliotta, L.
AU - Bagnara, G. P.
AU - Catani, L.
AU - Gaggioli, L.
AU - Guarini, A.
AU - Zauli, G.
AU - Belmonte, M. M.
AU - Lauria, F.
AU - Macchi, S.
AU - Tura, S.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Megakaryocyte (MK) colony growth of bone marrow mononuclear non-adherent cells was evaluated in 28 patients with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and in 26 normal controls. The number of MK-colony forming units (CFU-MK per 3 x 105 plated cells) was similar in ET (68 ± 33) and in controls (63 ± 37), independently of bone marrow accessory cells. On the contrary, the size of the MK colonies was significantly (P6 IU/d s.c. for 11 ± 3 weeks, was capable of inducing a significant (P9/l). When added in vitro at time 0 to the culture dishes, α-IFN inhibited the CFU-MK growth of both normal and ET bone marrow samples, even at very low concentrations (1 and 10 IU/ml). This study demonstrates that α-IFN, both in vivo and in vitro, exerts an inhibitory effect on the growth of MK progenitors, which appears to correlate with the clinically documented anti-proliferative effect of this cytokine.
AB - Megakaryocyte (MK) colony growth of bone marrow mononuclear non-adherent cells was evaluated in 28 patients with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and in 26 normal controls. The number of MK-colony forming units (CFU-MK per 3 x 105 plated cells) was similar in ET (68 ± 33) and in controls (63 ± 37), independently of bone marrow accessory cells. On the contrary, the size of the MK colonies was significantly (P6 IU/d s.c. for 11 ± 3 weeks, was capable of inducing a significant (P9/l). When added in vitro at time 0 to the culture dishes, α-IFN inhibited the CFU-MK growth of both normal and ET bone marrow samples, even at very low concentrations (1 and 10 IU/ml). This study demonstrates that α-IFN, both in vivo and in vitro, exerts an inhibitory effect on the growth of MK progenitors, which appears to correlate with the clinically documented anti-proliferative effect of this cytokine.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2923804
AN - SCOPUS:0024543864
VL - 71
SP - 177
EP - 181
JO - British Journal of Haematology
JF - British Journal of Haematology
SN - 0007-1048
IS - 2
ER -