作者: Jie Zhu , Hong Wang , Shuo Yang , Liqiao Guo , Zhen Li
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0071153
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摘要: Benzene is an occupational toxicant and environmental pollutant that potentially causes hematotoxicity leukemia in exposed populations. Epidemiological studies suggest association between increased incidence of childhood benzene exposure during the early stages pregnancy. However, experimental evidence supporting lacking at present time. It believed its metabolites target hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to cause toxicity cancer system. In current study, we compared effects hydroquinone (HQ), a major metabolite humans animals, on mouse embryonic yolk sac (YS-HSCs) adult bone marrow (BM-HSCs). YS-HSCs BM-HSCs were isolated enriched, HQ increasing concentrations. reduced proliferation differentiation colony formation, but apoptosis both BM-HSCs. cytotoxic apoptotic more apparent reduction formation by was severe than Differences gene expression profiles observed HQ-treated Cyp4f18 induced BM-HSCs, whereas DNA-PKcs only. The results revealed differential HSCs. study established system for comparison leukemogenicity development adulthood.