Erythroid colony formation and erythropoietin activity in mice treated with estradiol benzoate

Autor: Clemente Cillo, Maria Cristina Magli, Cesare Peschle, Amato A. Cacciapuoti, F. Pizzella, Federico Lettieri, Gianni Marone
Přispěvatelé: C., Peschle, M. C., Magli, C., Cillo, F., Lettieri, A., Cacciapuoti, F., Pizzella, Marone, Gianni
Rok vydání: 1977
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Zdroj: Life sciences. 21(9)
ISSN: 0024-3205
Popis: In mice administered with estradiol benzoate (EB) at 0.2 or 5 μg dose levels, the number of erythroid colony-forming units (CFU-E) in marrow declines progressively starting from 12 through 48 hr. On the other hand hypoxic erythropoietin (Ep) production, although potentiated in animals primed with relatively large dosages of EB (5–25 μg), is significantly diminished after treatment with lower amounts of estrogen (0.2 μg). In mice primed with large amounts of EB, the enhancement of Ep activity apparently compensates the depleting influence on marrow CFU-E, thus leading to a nearnormal erythroid response to hypoxia. On the other hand, a sharp drop of this parameter is observed in animals primed with the lower dosage (0.2 μg), i.e. the depleting influence on the CFU-E pool is not compensated here by potentiation of the Ep response.
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