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  • Title: Splenic monocyte-macrophage dependent suppression of autologous granulocyte-progenitors growth in Hodgkin's disease.
    Author: Hansz J, Sawiński K.
    Journal: Folia Haematol Int Mag Klin Morphol Blutforsch; 1987; 114(2):203-11. PubMed ID: 2440776.
    Abstract:
    The studies described compare the effect of spleen cell suspensions from 11 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) and 5 healthy subjects on the clonal growth of autologous marrow granulopoietic progenitors in diffusion chamber culture (CFU-G/D). Adherent monocyte/macrophage fraction of splenocytes from HD suppresses the proliferation of autologous CFU-G/D. This inhibition was mediated by an indomethacin-sensitive humoral factor(s). Non-adherent lymphoid cells stimulated myeloid colony formation. Dose response curves demonstrated a markedly increased inhibitory-activity production already by low numbers of splenic monocytes/macrophages from HD whereas a comparable counts of monocytes/macrophages from the spleens of healthy subjects stimulated the CFU-G/D growth. These results may suggest a possible activation of splenic monocytes/macrophages with an enhanced prostaglandin-mediated suppressor activity release for local granulocytopoiesis in the spleens of patients with HD.
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