We show that adrenergic agents modulate hematopoietic reconstitution after syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in mice. Chemical sympathectomy by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) significantly increased the number of peripheral blood leukocytes after syngeneic BMT. The alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist prazosin mimicked and extended the effect of 6-OHDA, with an additional rapid and significant increase of platelets, marrow granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units, and nucleated spleen cells. Differential leukocyte counts and spleen histology from prazosin-treated mice confirmed that myelopoiesis was greatly enhanced and accelerated. In contrast, the beta-adrenergic blocker propranolol abolished the prazosin-induced increase of platelets. The detailed mechanisms by which prazosin exerts these interesting effects remain to be elucidated.
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