Effects of expanded bone marrow cells supported by stromal cells on hematopoietic repair in lethally irradiated mice

Objective: To compare the effects of bone marrow cells expanded under different conditions on hematopoietic repair of radiation injury. Methods: In the liquid expanded cultural system with several cytokines and/or a bone marrow stromal cell layer, bone marrow mononuclear cells of mice were expanded for 5 days. Then, the expanded cells were transplanted to lethally irradiated mice via the caudal vein. The hematopoietic recovery of mice after transplantation was assessed by analysing the peripheral blood Hb,WBC, TBC and observing the survival states. Results: Ex vivo expansion of bone marrow mononuclear cells with combined use of cytokines under our cultural conditions can not improve the hematopoietic recovery of post-irradiated mice, but the expansion supported by bone marrow stromal cells can accelerate this process significantly