title: α-Tocopherol induces hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell expansion and ERK1/2-mediated differentiation.
abstract: Tocopherols promote or inhibit growth in different cell types. In the hematopoietic system, the radioprotective property of tocopherols is thought to act through the expansion of primitive hematopoietic cells. However, the mechanisms activated by tocopherols and which HPs are affected remain poorly understood. To better address these questions, mice were treated with α-tocopherol, and its effects were investigated in the BM microenvironment. α-Tocopherol induced increased proliferation in HSC/HP cells, leading to BM hyperplasia. In addition, differentiation to the granulocytic/monocytic lineage was enhanced by α-tocopherol treatment. α-Tocopherol treatment resulted in decreased basal phosphorylation of ERK1/2, PKC, and STAT-5 in HSC/HP cells. In contrast, α-tocopherol enhanced ERK1/2 activation in response to IL-3 stimulation in HSC/HP cells without altering the expression of IL-3Rs. Moreover, α-tocopherol-induced differentiation and ERK1/2 activation were abolished in mice pretreated with a MEK inhibitor (PD98059); however, pretreatment with PD98059 did not reduce the α-tocopherol-mediated increase in HSC/HP cells but instead, further enhanced their proliferation. Therefore, α-tocopherol induces expansion of HSC/HP cells by a nonidentified intracellular pathway and granulocytic/monocytic differentiation through ERK1/2 activation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nogueira-Pedro
authors.forename: Christiano M V
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Helena Regina Comodo
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Segreto
authors.forename: Lisandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lungato
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Almeida
authors.forename: Andrea Aparecida F S
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Edgar Julian
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Paredes-Gamero
authors.forename: Alice Teixeira
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D006965:Hyperplasia; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol