title: Characterization of fibroblast colony-forming units in bone marrow from healthy cats.
abstract: The adherent cell layer of bone marrow from healthy cats was characterized in vitro, and the mean fibroblast colony-forming unit (CFU-F) was determined. The majority (82%) of the cells in the adherent cell layer were spindle-shaped fibroblastic cells. These cells were weakly positive for acid phosphatase activity and negative for alpha-naphthyl butyrate esterase and alkaline phosphatase activities. They did not phagocytose latex beads. The remaining cells (18%) in the adherent cell layer resembled macrophages. They were strongly positive for acid phosphatase and alpha-naphthyl butyrate esterase activities, and they phagocytosed latex beads. The mean CFU-F per 10(6) mononuclear cells in bone marrow from healthy kittens and adult cats was 62 and 65, respectively. The CFU-F assay was linear over a range of 0.25 to 1.25 x 10(6) bone marrow mononuclear cells cultured. Variation in the feline CFU-F assay was similar to that reported for the human CFU-F assay. Bone marrow collections repeated at 1-month intervals (from the same bone) did not affect CFU-F concentration. A difference was not observed between CFU-F cultured from the feline humerus or femur. Bone marrow adherent cells in cats resembled those described for other species. Results of the feline CFU-F assay were consistent and repeatable and were similar to those reported for other species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wellman
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kociba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*