title: Neuropeptide modulation of murine erythropoiesis.
abstract: Neuropeptide modulation of hematopoietic stem cell differentiation was studied in an in vitro murine system. Endorphins were able to influence the erythropoietin-dependent differentiation of bone marrow cells into erythroid colony forming units in a dose dependent manner. The effects on progenitor cell maturation were influenced by the conditions and time of exposure to the endorphins. The modulation of erythropoiesis by the endorphins suggests that these peptides may function as modifiers of the maturation of bone marrow cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit #3, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Skelly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fata
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sharkis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sensenbrenner
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004723:Endorphins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000521:alpha-MSH / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D004745:Enkephalins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D004921:Erythropoietin; D000521:alpha-MSH; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone