Long-term injury in B-lymphocyte precursor cells in repeatedly-irradiated mice.
Hendry, Jolyon H Clarke, D Testa, Nydia G Kimber, J
Hendry, Jolyon H
Clarke, D
Testa, Nydia G
Kimber, J
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Mice irradiated with 4 doses of 4.5 Gy X-rays at 3-week intervals, demonstrated long-term proliferative defects in B lymphocytes. There was a reduced mitogenic response to bacterial polysaccharide (30%), a lower concentration (35%) of B-lymphocyte colony-forming cells (BL-CFC) in agar with an increased proportion of clusters (X 2), and a reduced concentration (30%) of plaque-forming cells. Grafts of thymocytes were able to restore the levels of BL-CFC in the short term, but in the long term large grafts of femoral marrow cells were much better in restoring the numbers of BL-CFC. The reduced mitogenesis (25%) of splenocytes by concanavalin A and the diminished number of plaque-forming cells, may suggest persistent injury in T-B cell cooperation.
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1984
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Long-term injury in B-lymphocyte precursor cells in repeatedly-irradiated mice. 1984, 38 (7):343-7 Biomed Pharmacother