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Effects of nitrogen mustard and splenectomy on mouse bone marrow colony formation in vitro
Author(s) -
Gunale S.,
Hardiman P.,
Stott P.,
Huang A.,
Zelkowitz L.,
Kukrika M.,
Tucker W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197609)38:3<1266::aid-cncr2820380329>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - splenectomy , spleen , bone marrow , medicine , in vitro , nitrogen mustard , saline , immunology , andrology , chemotherapy , pathology , biology , cyclophosphamide , biochemistry
Improved tolerance of splenectomized patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) to radiotherapy and chemotherapy has been reported. The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of splenectomy and nitrogen mustard (NM) on colony‐forming cells (CFC's) of bone marrow cells obtained from CF 1 male mice by in vitro agar‐gel technique. Splenectomized mice were given NM intraperitoneally on day 11. On day 15, they were sacrificed and the bone marrow was cultured with a source of colony‐stimulating factor (CSF). Spleen extract was prepared by grinding spleens from CF 1 mice. On the eighth day of incubation, significantly higher numbers of CFC's were found in splenectomized animals at 1% confidence level (F Test) compared with the non‐splenectomized animals. Both splenectomized and non‐splenectomized mice had a greater colony response after NM (at 5% confidence level) than saline‐treated controls. Maximum numbers of colonies were obtained in the mustard‐treated asplenic animals. Splenic extract, as well as extracts from other organs, when added to the culture plates resulted in inhibition of colony formation. The significance of in vitro inhibition of colony formation after addition of organ extract is uncertain.