Table 4.
The number of circulating blood cells in SCD mice deficient in non-hematopoietic and/or hematopoietic DREAM
MiceWBC (103/µl)NE (103/µl)LY (103/µl)MO (103/µl)RBC (106/µl)PLT (103/µl)MPV (fl)
WT (C57BL/6J) 4.0 ± 0.9 0.7 ± 0.2 3.1 ± 0.9 0.1 ± 0.0 10.5 ± 1.2 1,302 ± 302 7.0 ± 0.6 
Hbb−/−; WT-BM → WT 25.1 ± 6.7 2.5 ± 1.2 20.6 ± 5.5 1.9 ± 0.5 4.6 ± 0.4 1,760 ± 328.2 5.1 ± 0.2 
Hbb−/−; WT-BM → KO 41.5 ± 5.8** 1.6 ± 0.5 39.4 ± 5.1*** 2.8 ± 0.6 5.7 ± 0.6* 1,175 ± 121.3*** 4.8 ± 0.2 
Hbb−/−; KO-BM → WT 28.1 ± 10.1 2.2 ± 0.8 23.5 ± 8.2 2.3 ± 1.3 5.0 ± 0.5 1,271 ± 199.5** 5.0 ± 0.1 
Hbb−/−; KO-BM → KO 34.6 ± 3.2 2.3 ± 0.5 29.7 ± 2.6 2.6 ± 0.4 4.5 ± 0.5 1,429 ± 117.3* 5.2 ± 0.2 
MiceWBC (103/µl)NE (103/µl)LY (103/µl)MO (103/µl)RBC (106/µl)PLT (103/µl)MPV (fl)
WT (C57BL/6J) 4.0 ± 0.9 0.7 ± 0.2 3.1 ± 0.9 0.1 ± 0.0 10.5 ± 1.2 1,302 ± 302 7.0 ± 0.6 
Hbb−/−; WT-BM → WT 25.1 ± 6.7 2.5 ± 1.2 20.6 ± 5.5 1.9 ± 0.5 4.6 ± 0.4 1,760 ± 328.2 5.1 ± 0.2 
Hbb−/−; WT-BM → KO 41.5 ± 5.8** 1.6 ± 0.5 39.4 ± 5.1*** 2.8 ± 0.6 5.7 ± 0.6* 1,175 ± 121.3*** 4.8 ± 0.2 
Hbb−/−; KO-BM → WT 28.1 ± 10.1 2.2 ± 0.8 23.5 ± 8.2 2.3 ± 1.3 5.0 ± 0.5 1,271 ± 199.5** 5.0 ± 0.1 
Hbb−/−; KO-BM → KO 34.6 ± 3.2 2.3 ± 0.5 29.7 ± 2.6 2.6 ± 0.4 4.5 ± 0.5 1,429 ± 117.3* 5.2 ± 0.2 

Blood cells from mice were counted using HEMAVET 950 (Drew Scientific). Data represent the mean ± SD (n = 6 mice per group). WT (C57BL/6J) male mice were 8 wk old. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001 versus Hbb−/− after ANOVA and Dunnett’s test (four Hbb−/− chimeric groups). WBC, white blood cells; NE, neutrophils; LY, lymphocytes; MO, monocytes; PLT, platelets; MPV, mean platelet volume.

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