Augmentation radio-induite du taux plasmatique de Flt3-Ligand : mise en évidence de l'implication de différents types cellulaires

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01/05/2005

Radiation research, Volume 163, Issue 4, April 2005, Pages 408-417

Type de document > *Article de revue
Mots clés publication scientifique > radioprotection , Flt3-ligand
Unité de recherche > IRSN/DRPH/SRBE/LTCRA
Auteurs > BERTHO Jean-Marc , FRICK Johanna , THIERRY Dominique

Circulating T lymphocytes were proposed as the main producer of Flt3 ligand. However, during aplasia, there is a drastic reduction in the number of T lymphocytes, while plasma Flt3 ligand concentration is increased. This contradiction prompted us to compare variations in plasma Flt3 ligand during radiation-induced aplasia in BALB/c mice and in T-lymphocyte-deficient NOD-SCID mice to delineate the role of T lymphocytes in the increase in Flt3 ligand concentration. The results showed that plasma Flt3 ligand concentration was increased similarly in the two strains of mice, and that Flt3 ligand concentration was negatively correlated to the number of residual hematopoietic progenitors. Moreover, the Flt3 ligand mRNA expression and Flt3 ligand protein concentration were similar in the two strains of mice in all organs tested, i.e. thymus, spleen, bone marrow, liver, brain and blood cells. These results confirm that Flt3 ligand concentration in the blood is a reflection of bone marrow function and that T lymphocytes are not the main regulator of Flt3 ligand variations during aplasia. © 2005 by Radiation Research Society.

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