title: Effects of injected leukemia inhibitory factor on hematopoietic and other tissues in mice.
abstract: Purified bacterially synthesized recombinant murine leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) was injected in varying doses for up to 2 weeks into adult DBA/2 and C3H/HeJ mice. At high doses (2 micrograms, three times daily) LIF exhibited toxic effects seen as behavioral changes, loss of body fat, and thymus atrophy. Dose-related rises were observed in blood platelets, erythrocyte sedimentation rates, and serum calcium to albumin ratios, including dose schedules with no toxic effects. LIF induced a decrease in bone marrow cell numbers, particularly in marrow lymphocytes, and a moderate increase in spleen weight with a reduction in spleen lymphocytes and an elevation of erythroid populations. LIF-injected mice showed a rise in megakaryocytes up to twofold in the marrow and fivefold in the spleen, with an associated 10-fold rise in megakaryocyte progenitor cells in the spleen. Comparable rises in other types of progenitor cells were also observed in the spleen. The observed changes indicate the biologic activity of LIF in vivo and are consistent with the known wide range of in vitro actions of this molecule. The ability of LIF to elevate megakaryocyte and platelet levels suggests a potential clinical application of LIF in the treatment of thrombocytopenias.
authors.affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Gearing
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008222:Lymphokines; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; C507838:Lif protein, mouse; D008222:Lymphokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D002118:Calcium