Differentiative Potentials of Mast Cell–Containing Colony-Forming Cells Supported by SCF Plus TPO
| CD38/c-kit . | Stimuli . | Colony Type . | Total . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n . | nm . | mast . | nmast . | nmmast . | nmmastE . | nmE . | |||
| +/+ | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| SCF + FL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| −/+ | SCF + TPO | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | |
| +/− | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| −/− | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CD38/c-kit . | Stimuli . | Colony Type . | Total . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n . | nm . | mast . | nmast . | nmmast . | nmmastE . | nmE . | |||
| +/+ | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| SCF + FL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| −/+ | SCF + TPO | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | |
| +/− | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| −/− | SCF + TPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCF + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TPO + FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SCF + TPO + FL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
To assess the differentiative potentials of mast cell–containing colony-forming cells supported by various types of growth factor combinations, a two-step culture assay was performed as described in Materials and Methods.
Abbreviations: n, neutrophil; m, macrophage; mast, mast cell; E, erythrocyte.