EPO and Bone marrow hypocellularity: Since one of the strategies of treating radiation-related bone marrow failure is to accelerate bone marrow recovery by using hematopoietic growth factors such as GM-CSF, IL-3, erythropoietin, etc. (Gale & Butturini 1990), we conclude that beetroot can stimulate erythroid burst forming units via stimulating the secretion of IL-3 in irradiated mice.