Open AccessBrief Report: Interferon‐γ Induces Expansion of Lin − Sca‐1 + C‐Kit + Cells
Author(s) -
Zhao Xin,
Ren Guangwen,
Liang Li,
Ai Phillip Z.,
Zheng Betty,
Tischfield Jay A.,
Shi Yufang,
Shao Changshun
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stem cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.159
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1549-4918
pISSN - 1066-5099
DOI - 10.1002/stem.252
Subject(s) - biology , haematopoiesis , myeloid , microbiology and biotechnology , progenitor cell , myelopoiesis , stem cell , interferon gamma , interferon , bone marrow , immune system , immunology
The balance between Th1 and Th2 cells is critical for homeostasis of the immune system. Th1 cells can also regulate hematopoietic progenitor cell homeostasis by production of oncostatin M. Here we show that Th1 cell products, but not those of Th2 cells, caused a rapid expansion of lineage − Sca‐1 + C‐kit + (LSK) cells in vivo and in vitro. Among Th1 cytokines, interferon‐γ (IFNγ) was found to play a major role in this expansion by activating the expression of Sca‐1 in lineage − Sca‐1 − C‐kit + cells. This process was dependent on IFNγR1 signaling and the STAT1 pathway. Furthermore, those IFNγ‐induced LSK cells had a higher proliferation potential than control LSK cells. In addition, while the overall production of colony‐forming units in bone marrow was decreased after IFNγ treatment, the sorted LSK cells could give rise to a higher yield of colony‐forming units. Finally, the IFNγ‐induced hematopoiesis was biased toward the differentiation of myeloid lineages. Therefore, our findings demonstrated a novel role of IFNγ in activating hematopoietic progenitor cells and provide a new insight into the clinical application of interferon. S TEM C ELLS 2010;28:122–126