TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of 6-hydroxydopamine on murine hematopoietic stem cells
T2 - Enhanced cytotoxicity on megakaryocyte colony forming units
AU - Gordon, Bruce G.
AU - DeBoer, Joanne M.
AU - Wooldridge, Leslee D.
AU - Graham Sharp, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the Support Fund at the University of Nebraska.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - We examined the effect of catecholaminergic neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on murine committed megakaryocyte progenitor cells, the megakaryocyte-colony forming unit (CFU-Meg). More mature cells of the megakaryocyte series have the capacity for active uptake of catecholamines, and we speculated that the CFU-Meg would also take up 6-OHDA and be selectively killed. CFU-Meg were much more sensitive to the effects of this agent than were granulocyte-macrophage colony forming units (CFU-GM) or spleen-colony forming units. Co-incubation with catalase, which would destroy hydrogen peroxide generated extracellularly by the autoxidation of 6-OHDA, ablated 6-OHDA toxicity towards CFU-GM, but also significantly reduced the effect on CFU-Meg. Mazindol, a selective dopamine uptake inhibitor did not alter 6-OHDA effect on either CFU-Meg or CFU-GM. Finally, CFU-Meg were no more sensitive to incubation with hydrogen peroxide than were CFU-GM. These data suggest that CFU-Meg, unlike their more mature progeny, do not actively concentrate 6-OHDA, and the excess toxicity of this agent towards CFU-Meg is probably due to increased sensitivity to autoxidation products of 6-OHDA, other than hydrogen peroxide, generated extracellularly.
AB - We examined the effect of catecholaminergic neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on murine committed megakaryocyte progenitor cells, the megakaryocyte-colony forming unit (CFU-Meg). More mature cells of the megakaryocyte series have the capacity for active uptake of catecholamines, and we speculated that the CFU-Meg would also take up 6-OHDA and be selectively killed. CFU-Meg were much more sensitive to the effects of this agent than were granulocyte-macrophage colony forming units (CFU-GM) or spleen-colony forming units. Co-incubation with catalase, which would destroy hydrogen peroxide generated extracellularly by the autoxidation of 6-OHDA, ablated 6-OHDA toxicity towards CFU-GM, but also significantly reduced the effect on CFU-Meg. Mazindol, a selective dopamine uptake inhibitor did not alter 6-OHDA effect on either CFU-Meg or CFU-GM. Finally, CFU-Meg were no more sensitive to incubation with hydrogen peroxide than were CFU-GM. These data suggest that CFU-Meg, unlike their more mature progeny, do not actively concentrate 6-OHDA, and the excess toxicity of this agent towards CFU-Meg is probably due to increased sensitivity to autoxidation products of 6-OHDA, other than hydrogen peroxide, generated extracellularly.
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U2 - 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90025-7
DO - 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90025-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 1905771
AN - SCOPUS:0025769455
SN - 0024-3205
VL - 49
SP - 121
EP - 127
JO - Life Sciences
JF - Life Sciences
IS - 2
ER -