Neurospheres possess in vivo hematopoietic potential
Source of neurospheres . | Primary neurospheres . | Secondary neurospheres . | ||||||
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Hematopoietic reconstitution . | Hematopoietic reconstitution . | |||||||
EGF-generated . | FGF-2–generated . | EGF-generated . | FGF-2–generated . | |||||
Donor no. . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . |
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 neurospheres . | Primary neurospheres . | Secondary neurospheres . | ||||||
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Hematopoietic reconstitution . | Hematopoietic reconstitution . | |||||||
EGF-generated . | FGF-2–generated . | EGF-generated . | FGF-2–generated . | |||||
Donor no. . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . | Frequency . | Percentage . |
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.