[Activity of the nucleolar organizers in cultured cells from the bone marrow erythroblastic islets]

The erythroblast islands of the bone marrow are the morphofunctional units of erythropoiesis. In this work, the functional state of erythroblast islands' cells of the bone marrow for the first time was defined by estimation of the activity of the nucleolar organizers of erythroid cells in the erythroblast islands cultivated during 24 and 48 hours in presence of various doses of erythropoietin. The findings indicated that an increase in doses of erythropoietin was accompanied by a corresponding increase of the activity of nucleolar organizers in erythrokaryocytes of erythroblast islands. The nucleolar organizers of erythroid cells in cultures of erythroblast islands responded with activation to very small doses of erythropoietin; besides, a proliferative response of erythrokaryocytes was observed after activation of the nucleolar organizers.