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Objective: To better understand homing potentiality of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in human umbilial cord blood (UCB) and the mechanism of dextran sulfate (DS) mobilization. Methods: Sub lethally irradiated or DS pretreated severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice were transplanted with UCB, which was cryopreserved at -80℃.Human cells in recipient mice were detected by flow cytometry and CFU GM assay from each host organ. Results: In contrast with the controls, engraftment after irradiation or administration of DS resulted in a higher percentage of CD45 +,CD34 +,CD19 + cells produced in SCID mice. While comparison between the experimental groups, higher implantation level was obtained in the former if equivalent donor cells were used in both groups. Conclusion:DS is a safe and effective pretreatment, which can mobilize HSC, but also vocate niches for transplanted HSC homing. [
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Metronidazole derivative (CM) administered intraperitoneally or intravenously could cause a marked dose dependent neurotoxic response.The mean LD50 was 5034 mg/kg in the three batches of CM intraperitoneally administered and their effect was statistically identical, and the mean LD50 was 3186 mg/kg in the three baches of CM intravenously administered and their effect was same although there was a significant difference between 8638 and 8646 batches which was probably due to the individual difference in Sensitivity to intravenous injection.
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In this experiment, we studied the effects of rhIL-3, rhlFN-r and DMSO on the growth and differentiation of the human leukemia cell line HL-60. The results showed that three agents were capable of suppressing the proliferation of the HL-60 cells and inducing terminal differentiation of the cells, with the exception of early augmentation of the cell growth by the rhIL-3. The differentiation effect was most obvious in DMSO treated cells, then in rhIL-3 and least in rhIFN-r The enhanced effects occurred when the HL-60 cells were treated in combination with DMSO and rhIL-3 or rhIFN-r
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In this study, several physiological factors were studied for their effects on the growth and differentiation of U937 cells in vitro .The results showed that (1)rhTNF-?,PHA-LCM and c-RA exerted a dose and time-dependent suppression of proliferation of U937 cells; (2) the synergistic effect oc-cured when rhTNF-? was combined with c-RA in the cell culture; and (3)rhIL-1-? augmented the differentiation of U937 cells induced by c-RA though it had no effect on the cell line by itself. According to the [3H]-TdR incorporation, it can be concluded that the reduction of DNA synthesis of U917 cells by rhTNF-? ,PHA-LCM,and c-RA is attributed to the inhibition of the growth. The results might have clinical significance in the induction of differentiation of leukemia cells.