H2S protects against fatal myelosuppression by promoting the generation of megakaryocytes/platelets

Our previous pilot studies aimed to examine the role of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the generation of endothelial progenitor cells led to an unexpected result, i.e., H2S promoted the differentiation of certain hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the bone marrow. This gave rise to an idea that H2S might promote hematopoiesis. To test this idea, a mice model of myelosuppression and cultured fetal liver cells were used to examine the role of H2S...