Investigations on the pool size, proliferative state and differentiation pattern of splenic CFUC in normal dogs.

In the present study we investigated the absolute numbers of granulocytic progenitor cells (CFUc) in the spleens of adult normal dogs, their differentiation pattern and also their proliferative state. Between 10 and 40 times as many CFUc were found in the spleens of individual dogs as were present in the total blood volume at the same time under physiological conditions. About 16% of the splenic CFUc were in the DNA synthetic phase.

The repopulation of lymph nodes of dogs after 1200 R whole-body x-irradiation and intravenous administration of mononuclear blood leukocytes.

Fresh and cryopreserved autologous or allogeneic mononuclear blood cells (MBCs) intravenously injected in 1200 R total-body x-irradiated dogs repopulated lymph nodes within 10 days after tranfusion. Several parameters of the lymphopoietic regeneration were correlated with the number of cells transfused and with the number of colony-forming units contained in the cell suspension when they were cultured in agar (CFUc). Values within the normal or close to normal range were reached in the mesenteric nodes of most of the animals transfused with 10 X 10(9) MBC or more.