RGD Reference Report - In vivo changes of hemopoietic progenitors and the expression of the interleukin 5 gene in eosinophilic mice infected with Toxocara canis. - Rat Genome Database

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In vivo changes of hemopoietic progenitors and the expression of the interleukin 5 gene in eosinophilic mice infected with Toxocara canis.

Authors: Yamaguchi, Y  Matsui, T  Kasahara, T  Etoh, S  Tominaga, A  Takatsu, K  Miura, Y  Suda, T 
Citation: Yamaguchi Y, etal., Exp Hematol. 1990 Dec;18(11):1152-7.
RGD ID: 11354933
Pubmed: PMID:1699772   (View Abstract at PubMed)

It has been demonstrated that purified recombinant interleukin 5 (rIL-5) supports the terminal differentiation and proliferation of eosinophilic precursors in vitro and plays an important role in increasing the functional activities of eosinophils. In this study, we examined the hemopoietic changes and analyzed murine (m) IL-5 mRNA expression in eosinophilic mice infected with the helminth Toxocara canis. In eosinophilic mice, eosinophils increased in number in both bone marrow and spleen. However, the number of eosinophilic precursors increased markedly in spleen cells of eosinophilic mice but remained relatively constant in the bone marrow. In the presence of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), the number of granulocytic precursors increased in the spleen cells of eosinophilic mice. From these findings, the condition of eosinophilopoiesis in eosinophilic mice is accompanied by an increase in granulocyte-macrophage progenitors as well as eosinophil progenitors. Using Northern blot analysis, a weak but definite band corresponding to mIL-5 mRNA was detected in spleen cells of mice 4 and 5 days after helminthic infection. In addition, these data were confirmed by in vitro polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of mRNA obtained from these spleen cells. Finally, injections of a monoclonal antibody against mIL-5 completely suppressed the blood eosinophilia in mice infected with T. canis. In conclusion, IL-5 is suggested to play a major role in eosinophilopoiesis in vivo.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
IL5HumanEosinophilia treatmentISOIl5 (Mus musculus)associated with ToxocariasisRGD 
Il5RatEosinophilia treatmentISOIl5 (Mus musculus)associated with ToxocariasisRGD 
Il5MouseEosinophilia treatmentIMP associated with ToxocariasisRGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Il5  (interleukin 5)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Il5  (interleukin 5)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
IL5  (interleukin 5)


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