title: Hemopoiesis on skin-derived fibroblasts in vitro.
abstract: Bone marrow fibroblasts have been shown to have a role in the support and regulation of hemopoiesis, both in vivo and in vitro. In this study we examine the ability of skin-derived fibroblasts to interact with hemopoiesis in vitro. Murine skin and bone marrow-derived fibroblasts were similar with respect to their abilities to support granulopoiesis and release colony-stimulating activity. Detailed analysis of skin fibroblast cultures 1 week after seeding with stromal cell-depleted bone marrow demonstrated that both multipotential hemopoietic stem cells and erythroid stem cells were maintained, while granulocyte/macrophage colony-forming units far exceeded inoculum values. Immunostaining demonstrated the presence of foci of T200 positive hemopoietic cells on the surface of the fibroblasts with less frequent scattered M1/70 and F4/80 positive macrophages. The majority of cells (greater than 90%) released from the stromal layer were of the granulocytic series. These findings demonstrate that the hemopoietic regulatory properties previously attributed to bone marrow-derived fibroblasts are not unique to fibroblasts derived from hemopoietic tissues.
authors: Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: K G
authors: KG
authors: Brockbank
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: deJong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances