Interleukin-6 (Il-6) and Low O(2) Concentration (1%) Synergize to Improve the Maintenance of Hematopoietic Stem Cells (Pre-cfc).
From: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Journal of cellular physiology
- Publish Date: Jul 2007
- ISSN: 0021-9541
- Volume: 212
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 68-75
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Kovacević-Filipović Milica, Petakov Marijana, Hermitte Francis, et al. Interleukin-6 (Il-6) and Low O(2) Concentration (1%) Synergize to Improve the Maintenance of Hematopoietic Stem Cells (Pre-cfc).. J. Cell. Physiol. Jul 2007;212:68-75
Abstract
Low O(2) concentration (1%) favors the self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells and inhibits committed progenitors (CFC). Since IL-6 influences both stem cells and committed progenitors at 20% O(2), we studied its effects in cultures at 1% O(2). The pre-CFC activity in Lin- population of mouse bone marrow was analyzed following 10 days of serum-free culture in medium (LC1) supplemented with IL-3 with and without IL-6, at 20 and 1% O(2) and phenotypic differentiation and proliferative history monitored. The IL-6 receptor expression and initiation of VEGF-A synthesis were also investigated. At 20% O(2), the effects of IL-6 on pre-CFC were negligible but effects on CFC were apparent; conversely, at 1% O(2), the IL-6 enhances activity of pre-CFC but not of CFC. Unlike at 20% O(2), at 1% O(2) a subpopulation of cells remained Lin- in spite of extensive proliferation. However, the absolute number of Lin- cells, did not correlate with pre-CFC activity. A relative increase in VEGF transcripts at 1% O(2) in presence of IL-3 alone was enhanced by the addition of IL-6. IL-6 enhanced pre-CFC activity at 1% O(2) and this was correlated to the induction of VEGF. These data reinforce the concept that physiologically low oxygenation of bone marrow is a regulator of stem cell maintenance. Since the 20% O(2) does not exist in tissues in vivo, further studies in vitro at lower O(2) concentrations should revise our knowledge relating to cytokine effects on stem and progenitor cells.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Synergism, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit, Interleukin-6, Interleukin-6 Receptor alpha Subunit, Mice, Oxygen, Time Factors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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