title: Stimulation of thrombopoiesis in mice by human recombinant interleukin 6.
abstract: To date, testing of various cytokines for the stimulation of blood cell production has not demonstrated a consistent effect on peripheral platelet levels. In this report, we provide evidence that human recombinant IL-6 increased platelet production in mice, as measured by both peripheral platelet levels and [75Se]selenomethionine (75SeM) incorporation into newly forming platelets. Peripheral white blood cell counts also were increased, but only to a modest extent, and hematocrit values were unchanged. A dose-response relationship between the amount of IL-6 administered and platelet count, 75SeM incorporation, and white blood cell count was demonstrated. Detectable megakaryocyte and granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming cells in mice that had received IL-6 also were increased in both bone marrow and spleen. These results demonstrate the ability of a purified, recombinant protein to stimulate platelet production in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013926:Thrombopoietin