title: Alterations in the growth and cycling status of granulocyte-monocyte colony-forming units (CFU-GM) in rats injected single doses of aflatoxin B1.
abstract: To determine the toxic effect of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on granulopoiesis in vitro, cultures of myeloid progenitor cells for granulocytes and macrophages CFU-GM in semisolid agar medium were used to evaluate colony formation and tritiated thymidine suicide technique for analysis of cycling status of CFU-GM. Male Fischer rats, 5 to 6 weeks old, were given a single i.p. injection of 1 mg/kg or 0.1 mg/kg of AFB1 which were approximately 1/5 or 1/50, respectively, of LD50 dose of AFB1. The administration of either dose of AFB1 caused a significant reduction of the number of CFU-GM derived colonies on the first and the second day after injection. This reduction was followed by a strong enhancement in CFU-GM colony formation on the third day, and by restoration to the normal level on the fourth day. The increase in percentage of CFU-GM in S-phase preceded one day the peak in CFU-GM colony formation. The two different doses of AFB1 exerted similar effects on the growth and cycling status of CFU-GM. Our data outline an early suppressive effect exerted by AFB1 to the rat granulopoiesis in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cukrová
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akao
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002999:Clone Cells; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D013936:Thymidine; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide