Table 1

Decrease in colony-forming activity of CFU-GM isolated from bone marrow of rats orally given FT and SRV 1-a

DrugNo. of Colonies of CFU-GM/105Mononuclear Cells/Dish ± SD
Day 1Day 2Day 4
Control114.3  ± 9.2 (100)1-b 118.6  ± 1.0 (100)126.4  ± 3.5 (100)
FT114.6  ± 4.8 (100)112.0  ± 12.0 (94.4)120.5  ± 13.4 (95.3)
SRV113.3  ± 4.5 (99.1)114.3  ± 6.1 (96.4)122.7  ± 8.2 (97.0)
FT and SRV91.8  ± 6.5 (80.3)* 2.9  ± 2.4 (2.4)** 0.3  ± 0.3 (0.2)**
  • 1-a Cells were collected at the 24th hr on days 1, 2, and 4 from bone marrow of rats orally administered FT alone or FT and SRV once daily for 4 days and cultured for 7 days under the conditions mentioned in Methods for counting CFU-GM colonies. Daily doses of FT and SRV were 60 and 30 mg/kg, respectively.

  • 1-b Numerals in parentheses represent % of CFU-GM colonies from control rats.

  • Significantly different from mean values of control rats; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.