title: Growth and differentiation of rat bone marrow stem cells in diffusion chamber culture.
abstract: The growth of granulopoietic progenitors (CFU-C) and morphologically identifiable haemopoietic cells from rat bone marrow was studied in intraperitoneal diffusion chambers over a 6-day period. The aim of this study was to investigate whether stem cells preceding the granulopoietic progenitors are able to restore and to maintain depleted compartments of CFU-C and immature granulopoietic cells under the conditions of diffusion chamber culture. After treatment of rats with repeated doses of hydroxyurea (HU) a bone marrow cell suspension could be obtained wherein proliferating haemopoietic cells were reduced to a very low level and CFU-C to undetectable levels. During culture in diffusion chambers, growth of CFU-C, immature granulopoietic cells and macrophages could be observed from this HU-treated bone marrow. It is concluded that in diffusion chamber culture stem cells preceding CFU-C are able to rebuild functioning compartments of granulopoietic progenitors and morphologically identifiable haemopoietic cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006918:Hydroxyurea