title: Studies on the mechanism of haemopoietic stem cell (CFUs) mobilization. A role of the complement system.
abstract: A variety of substances can mobilize haemopoietic stem cells (CFUs) into the peripheral blood. In this study the involvement of the complement system in the mobilization process was investigated. Pretreatment of mice with the complement-activating factor of cobra venom (CoF), which lowered the serum C3 levels to 10-25% of the normal value, could completely prevent CFUs mobilization induced by high doses of CoF, endotoxin (ET) from Salmonella typhosa, inulin, zymosan and the proteolytic enzymes proteinase and trypsin. On the other hand, mobilization induced by the polyanions dextran sulphate and the copolymer of polymethacrylic acid and styrene could not be prevented, or at least affected only slightly. There appears to be a relationship between the extent of decomplementation by CoF and the extent of CFUs mobilization induced by ET. The results indicate that certain agents mobilize CFUs via the complement system, whereas other agents induce CFUs mobilization independent of the availability of complement components.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003167:Complement Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007444:Inulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D004731:Endotoxins; D007444:Inulin; D015054:Zymosan; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases