Table 1.

Yield of total, divided, and undivided cells from all in vitro cell tracking experiments

Exp.No. Recipient Genotype Donor Genotype Phenotype of Input CFSE+ Cells No. of Input CFSE+ Cells (×104)Growth Factors Used Duration of Culture in Days Yield of Cultured Cells
Total Cells (×104) Expansion Undivided Cells ×104 (% of total) Divided Cells ×104 (% of total)
W41 Pep3b  Lin 1.6  FL, SF, IL-11  3  12  0.8  0.1 (7)  1 (93) 
6  B6C3  PepC3  Lin 30  FL, SF, IL-11  3  32  1.1  1 (3)  31 (97) 
       mean  1.0   (5)  (95)  
2  B6  Pep3b  LD  18  FL, SF, IL-11  69  3.8  3 (4)  66 (96)  
5  B6C3  PepC3 LD  50  FL, SF, H-IL-6  4  240  4.8 11 (5)  230 (95)  
7  B6C3  PepC3  LD  50 FL, SF, H-IL-6  4  63  1.3  7 (11)  56 (89) 
       mean ± SEM 3.3 ± 1.0   (7 ± 2)   (93 ± 2) 
8  B6C3  PepC3  Lin 20  FL, SF, IL-11  4  150  7.5  2 (1)  140 (99)  
W41 Pep3b LinSca-1+ 10  FL, SF, H-IL-6 10  630  63  0.025 (0.004)  630 (99.9)  
Gpi-1a Gpi-1b LinSca-1+ 8  FL, SF, H-IL-6 10  510  64  0.035 (0.007)  510 (99.9) 
       mean  63  (0.005)   (99.9) 
Exp.No. Recipient Genotype Donor Genotype Phenotype of Input CFSE+ Cells No. of Input CFSE+ Cells (×104)Growth Factors Used Duration of Culture in Days Yield of Cultured Cells
Total Cells (×104) Expansion Undivided Cells ×104 (% of total) Divided Cells ×104 (% of total)
W41 Pep3b  Lin 1.6  FL, SF, IL-11  3  12  0.8  0.1 (7)  1 (93) 
6  B6C3  PepC3  Lin 30  FL, SF, IL-11  3  32  1.1  1 (3)  31 (97) 
       mean  1.0   (5)  (95)  
2  B6  Pep3b  LD  18  FL, SF, IL-11  69  3.8  3 (4)  66 (96)  
5  B6C3  PepC3 LD  50  FL, SF, H-IL-6  4  240  4.8 11 (5)  230 (95)  
7  B6C3  PepC3  LD  50 FL, SF, H-IL-6  4  63  1.3  7 (11)  56 (89) 
       mean ± SEM 3.3 ± 1.0   (7 ± 2)   (93 ± 2) 
8  B6C3  PepC3  Lin 20  FL, SF, IL-11  4  150  7.5  2 (1)  140 (99)  
W41 Pep3b LinSca-1+ 10  FL, SF, H-IL-6 10  630  63  0.025 (0.004)  630 (99.9)  
Gpi-1a Gpi-1b LinSca-1+ 8  FL, SF, H-IL-6 10  510  64  0.035 (0.007)  510 (99.9) 
       mean  63  (0.005)   (99.9) 

The duration of culture shown is the total period of incubation of the cells including the extra day involved in the CFSE labeling procedure prior to isolating the “input” CFSE+ cells. Some CFSE+ cells in experiments 5, 7, and 8 were injected directly after labeling (day 1) into irradiated mice. In experiment No. 8, CRU assays were not performed on the cultured cells.

At the end of the culture period, but before assessing undivided and divided cells, cell counts were performed. The number of cells in each fraction was then calculated by multiplying the relative proportion of cells in each fraction (% of total) by the total number of cells recovered, assuming 83% recovery due to the gap used to separate divided and undivided cells (see “Materials and Methods”). Mean values for experiments with similar types of input cells cultured for similar periods are shown (ie, for experiments 1 and 6; 2, 5, and 7; and 3 and 4).

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