α-Tocopherol induces hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell expansion and ERK1/2-mediated differentiation

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Christiano M. V. Barbosa¹  Amanda Nogueira-Pedro¹  Vania D'Almeida¹  Antonio Miranda¹  Helena Regina Comodo Segreto¹  Edgar Julian Paredes-Gamero,, and¹  Alice Teixeira Ferreira¹  Lisandro Lungato¹  Andrea Aparecida F. S. Moraes¹ 

[1] Departamentos de Biofísica,  Oncologia Clínica e Experimental, Psicobiologia, and Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

关键词: proliferation;    IL-3;    monocyte;    granulocyte;   

DOI  :  10.1189/jlb.0611282

学科分类：生理学

来源: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

【 摘 要 】

Tocopherols promote or inhibit growth in different cell types. In the hematopoietic system, the radioprotective property of tocopherols is thought to act through the expansion of primitive hematopoietic cells. However, the mechanisms activated by tocopherols and which HPs are affected remain poorly understood. To better address these questions, mice were treated with α-tocopherol, and its effects were investigated in the BM microenvironment. α-Tocopherol induced increased proliferation in HSC/HP cells, leading to BM hyperplasia. In addition, differentiation to the granulocytic/monocytic lineage was enhanced by α-tocopherol treatment. α-Tocopherol treatment resulted in decreased basal phosphorylation of ERK1/2, PKC, and STAT-5 in HSC/HP cells. In contrast, α-tocopherol enhanced ERK1/2 activation in response to IL-3 stimulation in HSC/HP cells without altering the expression of IL-3Rs. Moreover, α-tocopherol-induced differentiation and ERK1/2 activation were abolished in mice pretreated with a MEK inhibitor (PD98059); however, pretreatment with PD98059 did not reduce the α-tocopherol-mediated increase in HSC/HP cells but instead, further enhanced their proliferation. Therefore, α-tocopherol induces expansion of HSC/HP cells by a nonidentified intracellular pathway and granulocytic/monocytic differentiation through ERK1/2 activation.

【 授权许可】

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