title: A relationship between residual stromal damage in hematopoietic tissue and the functional activity of granulocytes.
abstract: This paper analyzes the function of mouse granulocytes in the long term, after external irradiation with x- and gamma-rays and 239Pu contamination at different gestational ages and in a variety of culture conditions. These treatments can produce persistent defects in the stroma, which regulates hematopoiesis. Superoxide-anion production has been measured in granulocytes from peripheral blood and from long-term bone marrow cultures (LTBMC). A significant enhancement of O2- is produced using single or fractionated doses of x-rays; however, little or no increase is observed with gamma-rays. With 239Pu, enhancement of O2- depends on gestational age at contamination. The absence of hydrocortisone (HC) in LTBMC and the irradiation of the adherent layer with 15 Gy stimulate O2- production. The increased production of O2- appears to be correlated with an excess of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) released to the supernatant by stromal cells. Neutralization with anti-granulocyte-macrophage CSF (anti-GM-CSF) monoclonal antibody shows that GM-CSF is the main factor produced. In summary, conditions that lead to residual stromal damage also result in the generation of granulocytes that are functionally primed for excess superoxide-anion production.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular IV, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaitán
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tejero
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lord
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011005:Plutonium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013234:Stem Cells; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013481:Superoxides; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011005:Plutonium