Preservation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell survival is required for recovery from radiation-induced myelosuppression. We recently showed that short-term injection of antiapoptotic cytokine combinations into mice soon after lethal gamma irradiation promoted survival. The present study investigated the hematopoietic response of cynomolgus monkeys to a single dose of stem cell factor, FLT-3 ligand, megakaryocyte growth and development factor, and interleukin-3 in combination (4F, each factor given intravenously at 50 µg/kg) administered 2 hours after 5-Gy gamma irradiation. Treated monkeys (n = 4) experienced no thrombocytopenia. Only 1 in 4 displayed a transient period of neutropenia (neutrophil [ANC] count < 0.5 x 109/L), whereas all irradiated controls (n = 4) experienced neutropenia (5-12 days) and thrombocytopenia (platelet [PLT] count < 20 x 109/L, 5-31 days). Treated animals exhibited an impressive 2-wave PLT response that peaked at days 8 and 22 after total body irradiation (TBI). Areas under the curve (AUC) of PLTs, ANCs, white blood cells (WBCs), and red blood cells (RBCs) between days 0 and 90 were significantly higher in treated animals than in controls. Humeral bone marrow–derived clonogenic activity was significantly spared at 24 hours and 4 days after TBI in treated monkeys. No apparent impairment of the hematopoietic status and stem cell pool, in terms of long-term culture–initiating cells (LTC-ICs) and side population (SP) cells, was observed after 15 months. These results strongly suggest that the 4F cytokine combination, as a single dose regimen, could act as an emergency treatment for nuclear accident or terrorism victims.
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