Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Differentiation of hematopoietic cells derived from endothelial progenitor cells. / (A,B) E10.5 AGM– or yolk sac–derived cells were fractionated into Flk-1+CD31+ cells and further subdivided on the basis of the expression of ALCAM. A total of 1000 Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ or Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM− cells were cultured with OP9 cell for 7 days in the presence of SCF, Epo, IL-6, and IL-7. After nonadherent cells were harvested, the number of cells was scored (Ai) and the frequency of c-Kit expression was analyzed by FACS (Aii,B). *P < .05. (C) Morphology in each nonadherent cell was examined by May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining; expanded hematopoietic cells in AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ ALCAM− cells (Ci), AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ cells (Cii), yolk sac–derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM− cells (Ciii), and yolk sac–derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ cells (Civ). Note that immature hematopoietic precursor cells were observed in AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+cells (Cii).

Differentiation of hematopoietic cells derived from endothelial progenitor cells.

(A,B) E10.5 AGM– or yolk sac–derived cells were fractionated into Flk-1+CD31+ cells and further subdivided on the basis of the expression of ALCAM. A total of 1000 Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ or Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM cells were cultured with OP9 cell for 7 days in the presence of SCF, Epo, IL-6, and IL-7. After nonadherent cells were harvested, the number of cells was scored (Ai) and the frequency of c-Kit expression was analyzed by FACS (Aii,B). *P < .05. (C) Morphology in each nonadherent cell was examined by May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining; expanded hematopoietic cells in AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ ALCAM cells (Ci), AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ cells (Cii), yolk sac–derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM cells (Ciii), and yolk sac–derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+ cells (Civ). Note that immature hematopoietic precursor cells were observed in AGM-derived Flk-1+CD31+ALCAM+cells (Cii).

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