Effects of neuraminidase on the regulation of erythropoiesis
VF LaRussa, F Sieber, LL Sensenbrenner and SJ Sharkis
In this article, we present evidence that sialic acid-containing surface
components play a role in the regulation of erythropoiesis. A 1- hr
exposure of mouse bone marrow cells to high concentrations of neuraminidase
reduced erythroid colony formation. Coculture of 10(6) untreated thymocytes
with neuraminidase-treated bone marrow cells restored erythroid colony
growth. Neuraminidase-treated thymocytes retained their ability to suppress
erythroid colony formation by untreated marrow cells, but lost their
ability to enhance erythroid colony formation. Continuous exposure to low
concentrations of neuraminidase enhanced erythroid bone marrow cell colony
growth in response to a suboptimal dose of erythropoietin.
Volume 63,
Issue 4,
pp. 784-788,
04/01/1984
Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Hematology