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SUBMITTER: Pastos KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1895431 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pastos Karen M KM Slayton William B WB Rimsza Lisa M LM Young Linda L Sola-Visner Martha C MC
Blood 20060803 10
Umbilical cord blood (CB) is a valuable source of stem cells for transplantation, but CB transplantations are frequently complicated by delayed platelet engraftment. The reasons underlying this are unclear. We hypothesized that CB- and peripheral-blood (PB)-derived megakaryocytes (MKs) respond differently to the adult hematopoietic microenvironment and to thrombopoietin (Tpo). To test this, we cultured CB- and PB-CD34(+) cells in adult bone marrow stromal conditioned media (CM) or unconditioned ...[more]