Table 5.

Neurospheres possess in vivo hematopoietic potential

Source of neurospheresPrimary neurospheresSecondary neurospheres
Hematopoietic reconstitutionHematopoietic reconstitution
EGF-generatedFGF-2–generatedEGF-generatedFGF-2–generated
Donor no.FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Bone SCID-hu model         
 1 6/10 15.6  ±  3.3 5/10 14.4  ±  3.4 6/10 16.5  ±  3.9 5/10 15.4  ±  2.6  
 2 5/10 16.6  ±  3.5 5/10 12.6  ±  2.7 5/10 15.7  ±  2.4 6/10 13.6  ±  3.1 
 3 5/10 15.1  ±  2.8 5/10 13.1  ±  2.6 6/10 16.2  ±  3.8 5/10 14.3  ±  3.5  
Thy/liv SCID-hu model         
 1 5/10 14.8  ±  3.5 6/10 12.6  ±  3.5 5/10 16.6  ±  3.1 5/10 13.1  ±  3.3  
 2 6/10 13.6  ±  2.2 6/10 13.8  ±  2.6 6/10 15.3  ±  3.2 5/10 12.8  ±  2.7  
 3 5/10 14.1  ±  2.8 5/10 13.6  ±  3.2 6/10 15.8  ±  3.4 5/10 14.1  ±  3.2 
Source of neurospheresPrimary neurospheresSecondary neurospheres
Hematopoietic reconstitutionHematopoietic reconstitution
EGF-generatedFGF-2–generatedEGF-generatedFGF-2–generated
Donor no.FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Bone SCID-hu model         
 1 6/10 15.6  ±  3.3 5/10 14.4  ±  3.4 6/10 16.5  ±  3.9 5/10 15.4  ±  2.6  
 2 5/10 16.6  ±  3.5 5/10 12.6  ±  2.7 5/10 15.7  ±  2.4 6/10 13.6  ±  3.1 
 3 5/10 15.1  ±  2.8 5/10 13.1  ±  2.6 6/10 16.2  ±  3.8 5/10 14.3  ±  3.5  
Thy/liv SCID-hu model         
 1 5/10 14.8  ±  3.5 6/10 12.6  ±  3.5 5/10 16.6  ±  3.1 5/10 13.1  ±  3.3  
 2 6/10 13.6  ±  2.2 6/10 13.8  ±  2.6 6/10 15.3  ±  3.2 5/10 12.8  ±  2.7  
 3 5/10 14.1  ±  2.8 5/10 13.6  ±  3.2 6/10 15.8  ±  3.4 5/10 14.1  ±  3.2 

One million neurosphere cells were injected directly into each human bone fragment in SCID mice, and BM cells were harvested from each bone fragment 4 months later. One million harvested BM cells were then injected into each human graft in the SCID-hu mice, including bone and thy/liv mice. Hematopoietic reconstitution derived from human fetal neurosphere cells was determined by flow cytometry in these SCID-hu mice 4 months later. The frequency of hematopoietic reconstitution is presented as the total number of hematopoietic-reconstituted animals divided by the total number of animals used in the experiments. The percentage of neurosphere-derived hematopoietic cells represents the mean ± SD of all hematopoietic-reconstituted animals from the same experiments. These data are compiled from 3 independent experiments using different donor brain samples.

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