Effect of L-carnitine on erythroid colony formation in mouse bone marrow cells. 2005

Yukika Kitamura, and Kazunori Satoh, and Takashi Satoh, and Manabu Takita, and Akihiro Matsuura
Nephrology and Dialysis Research Drug Discovery Department II, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan. yukika_kitamura@ajinomoto.com

BACKGROUND l-Carnitine can alleviate uraemic anaemia in haemodialysis patients by improving erythrocyte membrane functions or erythropoiesis, which are depressed under uraemic conditions. l-Carnitine and palmitoyl-l-carnitine were reported to increase the formation of colony-forming unit-erythroid (CFU-E) colonies in cultures of fetal mouse liver cells, an effect that depended on the concentration of palmitoyl-l-carnitine but not of l-carnitine. In this study, we investigated l-carnitine's effect on CFU-E colony formation in cell cultures of mouse bone marrow cells. METHODS Bone marrow from normal female mice was placed in 35 mm culture dishes containing a medium composed of methylcellulose and various nutrients. The dishes were incubated for 48 h, and the colonies of erythroblasts, which were differentiated from CFU-E, consisting of >/=8 cells, were counted in each dish using an inverted microscope. RESULTS The numbers of CFU-E colonies correlated well with both the initial numbers of bone marrow cells and concentrations of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the methylcellulose medium. In the presence of 0.5 or 1.0 IU/ml of rhEPO, l-carnitine at concentrations of 200 and 400 micromol/l significantly enhanced CFU-E colony formation (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS l-Carnitine significantly increased the number of CFU-E colonies in mouse bone marrow cell cultures. This finding suggests that l-carnitine stimulates erythropoiesis, partially accounting for its mitigating effect on renal anaemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D001854 Bone Marrow Cells Cells contained in the bone marrow including fat cells (see ADIPOCYTES); STROMAL CELLS; MEGAKARYOCYTES; and the immediate precursors of most blood cells. Bone Marrow Cell,Cell, Bone Marrow,Cells, Bone Marrow,Marrow Cell, Bone,Marrow Cells, Bone
D002331 Carnitine A constituent of STRIATED MUSCLE and LIVER. It is an amino acid derivative and an essential cofactor for fatty acid metabolism. Bicarnesine,L-Carnitine,Levocarnitine,Vitamin BT,L Carnitine
D004920 Erythropoiesis The production of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES). In humans, erythrocytes are produced by the YOLK SAC in the first trimester; by the liver in the second trimester; by the BONE MARROW in the third trimester and after birth. In normal individuals, the erythrocyte count in the peripheral blood remains relatively constant implying a balance between the rate of erythrocyte production and rate of destruction. Erythropoieses
D004921 Erythropoietin Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015672 Erythroid Precursor Cells The cells in the erythroid series derived from MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS or from the bi-potential MEGAKARYOCYTE-ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS which eventually give rise to mature RED BLOOD CELLS. The erythroid progenitor cells develop in two phases: erythroid burst-forming units (BFU-E) followed by erythroid colony-forming units (CFU-E); BFU-E differentiate into CFU-E on stimulation by ERYTHROPOIETIN, and then further differentiate into ERYTHROBLASTS when stimulated by other factors. Burst-Forming Units, Erythroid,Colony-Forming Units, Erythroid,Erythroid Progenitor Cells,Erythropoietic Progenitor Cells,Erythropoietic Stem Cells,Progenitor Cells, Erythropoietic,Stem Cells, Erythroid,BFU-E,CFU-E,BFU E,BFU-Es,Burst Forming Units, Erythroid,Burst-Forming Unit, Erythroid,CFU E,CFU-Es,Cell, Erythroid Precursor,Cell, Erythroid Progenitor,Cell, Erythroid Stem,Cell, Erythropoietic Progenitor,Cell, Erythropoietic Stem,Cells, Erythroid Precursor,Cells, Erythroid Progenitor,Cells, Erythroid Stem,Cells, Erythropoietic Progenitor,Cells, Erythropoietic Stem,Colony Forming Units, Erythroid,Colony-Forming Unit, Erythroid,Erythroid Burst-Forming Unit,Erythroid Burst-Forming Units,Erythroid Colony-Forming Unit,Erythroid Colony-Forming Units,Erythroid Precursor Cell,Erythroid Progenitor Cell,Erythroid Stem Cell,Erythroid Stem Cells,Erythropoietic Progenitor Cell,Erythropoietic Stem Cell,Precursor Cell, Erythroid,Precursor Cells, Erythroid,Progenitor Cell, Erythroid,Progenitor Cell, Erythropoietic,Progenitor Cells, Erythroid,Stem Cell, Erythroid,Stem Cell, Erythropoietic,Stem Cells, Erythropoietic,Unit, Erythroid Burst-Forming,Unit, Erythroid Colony-Forming,Units, Erythroid Burst-Forming,Units, Erythroid Colony-Forming
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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