Journal: International Journal of Medical Sciences
Article Title: Designer Cytokine Hyper Interleukin 11 (H11) is a Megakaryopoietic Factor
doi: 10.7150/ijms.5638
Figure Lengend Snippet: H11 impact on frequency and kind of megakaryocytic colonies. Lin-CD34+ cells purified from CB were assessed for their capacity to stimulate Mk colonies formation when cultured in collagen and MegaCult-C medium containing rhIL-6, rhIL-3 (control) plus rhIL-11, H11 or rhTPO. Colonies were evaluated by immunohistochemistry (anti-CD41a/CD61) and counted under light microscopy. Results represent: A. the number of small, medium, large and platelets-like particles (PLP) rich colonies, and B. the percentage of PLP rich colonies. The means and ± standard deviations of three independent experiments per cytokine combination are shown. * p<0.05.
Article Snippet: The cytokines were used in the following concentrations: rhSCF 50 ng/ml (PreproTech Inc. Rocky Hill, NJ), rhIL-6 20 ng/ml (PreproTech Inc. Rocky Hill, NJ), rhTPO 50 ng/ml (PreproTech Inc. Rocky Hill, NJ), rhIL-11 50 ng/ml (Sigma, St. Louis, MO), H11 50 ng/ml.
Techniques: Purification, Cell Culture, Immunohistochemistry, Light Microscopy