title: Changes in numbers and types of mast cell colony-forming cells in the peritoneal cavity of mice after injection of distilled water: evidence that mast cells suppress differentiation of bone marrow-derived precursors.
abstract: Two different types of cells in the peritoneal cavity of mice produce mast cell colonies in methylcellulose. "Large" mast cell colonies are produced by bone marrow-derived precursors resembling lymphoid cells by light microscopy (L-CFU-Mast), whereas "medium" and "small" mast cell colonies are produced by morphologically identifiable mast cells (M-CFU-Mast and S-CFU-Mast, respectively). In the present study we eradicated peritoneal mast cells by intraperitoneal (IP) injection of distilled water. The regeneration process was investigated to clarify the relationship between L-CFU-Mast, M-CFU-Mast, and S-CFU-Mast. After injection of distilled water, M-CFU-Mast and S-CFU-Mast disappeared, but L-CFU-Mast increased, and then M-CFU-Mast and S-CFU-Mast appeared, suggesting the presence of a hierarchic relationship. When purified peritoneal mast cells were injected two days after the water injection, the L-CFU-Mast did not increase. In the peritoneal cavity of WBB6F1-+/+ mice that had been lethally irradiated and rescued by bone marrow cells of C57BL/6-bgJ/bgJ (beige, Chédiak-Higashi syndrome) mice, L-CFU-Mast were of bgJ/bgJ type, but M-CFU-Mast and S-CFU-Mast were of +/+ type. The injection of distilled water to the radiation chimeras resulted in the development of bgJ/bgJ-type M-CFU-Mast and then S-CFU-Mast. The presence of mast cells appeared to suppress the recruitment of L-CFU-Mast from the bloodstream and to inhibit the differentiation of L-CFU-Mast to M-CFU-Mast.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Pathology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanakura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuriu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Waki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002465:Cell Movement; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology*; D011828:Radiation Chimera; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D014867:Water / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water