scholarly journals Wnt Signaling in Leukemia and Its Bone Marrow Microenvironment

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (17) ◽  
pp. 6247
Author(s):  
Yongsheng Ruan ◽  
Hye Na Kim ◽  
Heather Ogana ◽  
Yong-Mi Kim
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Wnt Signaling ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Neoplastic Disease ◽  
Leukemic Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Disease Therapy ◽  
Wnt Pathways

Leukemia is an aggressive hematologic neoplastic disease. Therapy-resistant leukemic stem cells (LSCs) may contribute to the relapse of the disease. LSCs are thought to be protected in the leukemia microenvironment, mainly consisting of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC), endothelial cells, and osteoblasts. Canonical and noncanonical Wnt pathways play a critical role in the maintenance of normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and LSCs. In this review, we summarize recent findings on the role of Wnt signaling in leukemia and its microenvironment and provide information on the currently available strategies for targeting Wnt signaling.

scholarly journals The Role of the Bone Marrow Microenvironment in the Response to Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney B. Johnson ◽  
Jizhou Zhang ◽  
Daniel Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Bone Marrow Microenvironment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multipotent Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Hematopoiesis in the bone marrow (BM) is the primary source of immune cells. Hematopoiesis is regulated by a diverse cellular microenvironment that supports stepwise differentiation of multipotent stem cells and progenitors into mature blood cells. Blood cell production is not static and the bone marrow has evolved to sense and respond to infection by rapidly generating immune cells that are quickly released into the circulation to replenish those that are consumed in the periphery. Unfortunately, infection also has deleterious effects injuring hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), inefficient hematopoiesis, and remodeling and destruction of the microenvironment. Despite its central role in immunity, the role of the microenvironment in the response to infection has not been systematically investigated. Here we summarize the key experimental evidence demonstrating a critical role of the bone marrow microenvironment in orchestrating the bone marrow response to infection and discuss areas of future research.

The role of children's bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells in the ex vivo expansion of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1099-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iordanis Pelagiadis ◽  
Eftichia Stiakaki ◽  
Christianna Choulaki ◽  
Maria Kalmanti ◽  
Helen Dimitriou
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Ex Vivo Expansion ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Abstract 13: Plasminogen Is Required for Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Mediated Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqing Gong ◽  
Jane Hoover-Plow ◽  
Ying Li
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Cardiac Repair ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Ischemic heart disease, including myocardial infarction (MI), is the primary cause of death throughout the US. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used to mobilize hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells (HPSC) to improve cardiac recovery after MI. However, poor-mobilization to G-CSF is observed in 25% of patients and 10-20% of healthy donors. Therefore, a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms regulating G-CSF-induced cardiac repair may offer novel approaches for strengthening stem cell-mediated therapeutics. Our previous studies have identified an essential role of Plg in HPSC mobilization from bone marrow (BM) in response to G-CSF. Here, we investigate the role of Plg in G-CSF-stimulated cardiac repair after MI. Our data show that G-CSF significantly improves cardiac tissue repair including increasing neovascularization in the infarct area, and improving ejection fraction and LV internal diameter by echocardiogram in wild-type mice. No improvement in tissue repair and heart function by G-CSF is observed in Plg -/- mice, indicating that Plg is required for G-CSF-regulated cardiac repair after MI. To investigate whether Plg regulates HPSC recruitment to ischemia area, bone marrow transplantion (BMT) with EGFP-expressing BM cells was performed to visualize BM-derived stem cells in infarcted tissue. Our data show that G-CSF dramatically increases recruitment of GFP+ cells (by 16 fold) in WT mice but not in Plg -/- mice, suggesting that Plg is essential for HPSC recruitment from BM to the lesion sites after MI. In further studies, we investigated the role of Plg in the regulation of SDF-1/CXCR-4 axis, a major regulator for HPSC recruitment. Our results show that G-CSF significantly increases CXCR-4 expression in infarcted area in WT mice. While G-CSF-induced CXCR-4 expression is markedly decreased (80%) in Plg -/- mice, suggesting Plg may regulate CXCR-4 expression during HSPC recruitment to injured heart. Interestingly, Plg does not affect SDF-1 expression in response to G-CSF treatment. Taken together, our findings have identified a critical role of Plg in HSPC recruitment to the lesion site and subsequent tissue repair after MI. Thus, targeting Plg may offer a new therapeutic strategy to improve G-CSF-mediated cardiac repair after MI.

scholarly journals The quiescent fraction of chronic myeloid leukemic stem cells depends on BMPR1B, Stat3 and BMP4-niche signals to persist in patients in remission

Haematologica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Jeanpierre ◽  
Kawtar Arizkane ◽  
Supat Thongjuea ◽  
Elodie Grockowiak ◽  
Kevin Geistlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Bmp Signaling ◽  
Myelogenous Leukemia ◽  
Leukemic Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Chronic myelogenous leukemia arises from the transformation of hematopoietic stem cells by the BCR-ABL oncogene. Though transformed cells are predominantly BCR-ABL-dependent and sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment, some BMPR1B+ leukemic stem cells are treatment-insensitive and rely, among others, on the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway for their survival via a BMP4 autocrine loop. Here, we further studied the involvement of BMP signaling in favoring residual leukemic stem cell persistence in the bone marrow of patients having achieved remission under treatment. We demonstrate by single-cell RNA-Seq analysis that a sub-fraction of surviving BMPR1B+ leukemic stem cells are co-enriched in BMP signaling, quiescence and stem cell signatures, without modulation of the canonical BMP target genes, but enrichment in actors of the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway. Indeed, based on a new model of persisting CD34+CD38- leukemic stem cells, we show that BMPR1B+ cells display co-activated Smad1/5/8 and Stat3 pathways. Interestingly, we reveal that only the BMPR1B+ cells adhering to stromal cells display a quiescent status. Surprisingly, this quiescence is induced by treatment, while non-adherent BMPR1B+ cells treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors continued to proliferate. The subsequent targeting of BMPR1B and Jak2 pathways decreased quiescent leukemic stem cells by promoting their cell cycle re-entry and differentiation. Moreover, while Jak2-inhibitors alone increased BMP4 production by mesenchymal cells, the addition of the newly described BMPR1B inhibitor (E6201) impaired BMP4-mediated production by stromal cells. Altogether, our data demonstrate that targeting both BMPR1B and Jak2/Stat3 efficiently impacts persisting and dormant leukemic stem cells hidden in their bone marrow microenvironment.

scholarly journals Rapid and sustained hematopoietic recovery in lethally irradiated mice transplanted with purified Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ hematopoietic stem cells

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (12) ◽  
pp. 3758-3779 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Uchida ◽  
HL Aguila ◽  
WH Fleming ◽  
L Jerabek ◽  
IL Weissman
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Dose Dependence ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Hematopoietic Recovery

Abstract Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are believed to play a critical role in the sustained repopulation of all blood cells after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). However, understanding the role of HSCs versus other hematopoietic cells in the quantitative reconstitution of various blood cell types has awaited methods to isolate HSCs. A candidate population of mouse HSCs, Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ cells, was isolated several years ago and, recently, this population has been shown to be the only population of BM cells that contains HSCs in C57BL/Ka-Thy-1.1 mice. As few as 100 of these cells can radioprotect 95% to 100% of irradiated mice, resulting long-term multilineage reconstitution. In this study, we examined the reconstitution potential of irradiated mice transplanted with purified Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ BM cells. Donor-derived peripheral blood (PB) white blood cells were detected as early as day 9 or 10 when 100 to 1,000 Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ cells were used, with minor dose-dependent differences. The reappearance of platelets by day 14 and thereafter was also seen at all HSC doses (100 to 1,000 cells), with a slight dose-dependence. All studied HSC doses also allowed RBC levels to recover, although at the 100 cell dose a delay in hematocrit recovery was observed at day 14. When irradiated mice were transplanted with 500 Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ cells compared with 1 x 10(6) BM cells (the equivalent amount of cells that contain 500 Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ cells as well as progenitor and mature cells), very little difference in the kinetics of recovery of PB, white blood cells, platelets, and hematocrit was observed. Surprisingly, even when 200 Thy1.1lo Lin-Sca- 1+ cells were mixed with 4 x 10(5) Sca-1- BM cells in a competitive repopulation assay, most of the early (days 11 and 14) PB myeloid cells were derived from the HSC genotype, indicating the superiority of the Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ cells over Sca-1- cells even in the early phases of myeloid reconstitution. Within the Thy-1.1lo Lin-Sca-1+ population, the Rhodamine 123 (Rh123)hi subset dominates in PB myeloid reconstitution at 10 to 14 days, only to be overtaken by the Rh123lo subset at 3 weeks and thereafter. These findings indicate that HSCs can account for the early phase of hematopoietic recovery, as well as sustained hematopoiesis, and raise questions about the role of non-HSC BM populations in the setting of BMT.

scholarly journals Critical Role of Thrombopoietin in Maintaining Adult Quiescent Hematopoietic Stem Cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Qian ◽  
Natalija Buza-Vidas ◽  
Craig D. Hyland ◽  
Christina T. Jensen ◽  
Jennifer Antonchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

scholarly journals The critical role of agrin in the hematopoietic stem cell niche

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 2733-2742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Mazzon ◽  
Achille Anselmo ◽  
Javier Cibella ◽  
Cristiana Soldani ◽  
Annarita Destro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche ◽  
Cell Niche ◽  
Deficient Mice

Abstract Hematopoiesis is the process leading to the sustained production of blood cells by hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Growth, survival, and differentiation of HSCs occur in specialized microenvironments called “hematopoietic niches,” through molecular cues that are only partially understood. Here we show that agrin, a proteoglycan involved in the neuromuscular junction, is a critical niche-derived signal that controls survival and proliferation of HSCs. Agrin is expressed by multipotent nonhematopoietic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and by differentiated osteoblasts lining the endosteal bone surface, whereas Lin−Sca1+c-Kit+ (LSK) cells express the α-dystroglycan receptor for agrin. In vitro, agrin-deficient MSCs were less efficient in supporting proliferation of mouse Lin−c-Kit+ cells, suggesting that agrin plays a role in the hematopoietic cell development. These results were indeed confirmed in vivo through the analysis of agrin knockout mice (Musk-L;Agrn−/−). Agrin-deficient mice displayed in vivo apoptosis of CD34+CD135− LSK cells and impaired hematopoiesis, both of which were reverted by an agrin-sufficient stroma. These data unveil a crucial role of agrin in the hematopoietic niches and in the cross-talk between stromal and hematopoietic stem cells.

scholarly journals The Role of Notch in Endothelial Cell-Mediated Protection of AML Precursors from Targeted Therapy

Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 3947-3947
Author(s):  
Quy Le ◽  
Brandon Hadland ◽  
Soheil Meshinchi ◽  
Irwin D. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Notch Signaling ◽  
Liquid Culture ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Common Mutation ◽  
Leukemic Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Inhibitory Antibodies

Abstract Background: AML is an aggressive hematologic malignancy that remains difficult to treat. A common mutation found in AML is FLT3-ITD, occurring in 15% of childhood AML. Although chemotherapy has successfully induced remission, patients with a high FLT3 ITD:WT allelic ratio (FLT3-AR) exhibit a high relapse rate, requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to increase the chance of long-term remission. In this study, we demonstrate the requirement of ECs for survival of FLT3-ITD progenitors from primary pediatric AML specimens in the presence of AC220, a potent and selective inhibitor of FLT3. We further show that the Notch pathway plays a role in EC-mediated protection amongst patient samples with high FLT3-AR, suggesting the potential therapeutic use of Notch blockade in the treatment of this high-risk subset. Results: To determine whether ECs confer protection to FLT3-ITD progenitors, we quantified the number of CFC present after 2 weeks of liquid culture or EC co-culture with AC220 (added at days 0, 3 and 7) from four AML specimens with high FLT3-AR (≥1). We used PCR to determine the presence of FLT3-ITD in individual CFC. We found that the numbers of FLT3-ITD CFC (p=0.007) and FLT3-WT CFC (p=0.044) were reduced in liquid culture compared to EC co-culture, suggesting that ECs mediate the survival of FLT3-ITD hematopoietic progenitors against the therapeutic treatment of AC220. Previously, we demonstrated that ECs are critical for the growth and expansion of hematopoietic stem cells, which is dependent on the activation of Notch signaling. We asked whether Notch plays a role in EC-mediated protection of AML progenitors against AC220, using RNA-seq analysis on three FLT3-ITD-harboring AML. Among the significantly altered genes (FDR<0.05), we found an enrichment of Notch target genes that were expressed at significantly higher levels in AC220-treated cells compared to DMSO-treated cells, including HES1, HES4, NRARP, CDKN1A, CCND1, andGATA3, suggesting that Notch signaling may facilitate EC-mediated protection against AC220. Next, we assessed the effect of inhibiting Notch signaling on AML progenitor survival during AC220 treatment in EC co-culture, using inhibitory antibodies specific to the Negative Regulatory Region (NRR) of both Notch1 and Notch2 receptors (anti-NRR1 and anti-NRR2; kindly provided by Chris Siebel, Genentech). We co-cultured bone marrow cells from eight patient specimens with low FLT3-AR (<1) and five patient specimens with high FLT3-AR (≥1), with ECs and briefly treated the co-cultures with Notch inhibitory antibodies or IgG1 antibody for 3 days. AC220 was added to the cultures at days 0, 3 and 7. We assessed CFC numbers present after 2 weeks of culture. Patient samples with low FLT3-AR did not exhibit changes in the numbers of FLT3-ITD CFC (p = 0.735) and FLT3-WT CFC (p = 0.489) in response to Notch inhibition relative to IgG1 control. In contrast, patient samples with high FLT3-AR showed reduction in the number of FLT3-ITD CFC (p=0.019) but the number of FLT3-WT CFC remained unaffected (p=0.874). These results suggest a critical role for Notch in EC-mediated protection in AML with high FLT3-AR. Conclusion: Our studies suggest that inhibiting Notch signaling may have therapeutic potential for overcoming drug resistance induced by the tumor microenvironment in a subset of AML with high FLT3-AR. We have previously shown that a high FLT3-AR is associated with the presence of FLT3-ITD in the least mature hematopoietic subset (CD34+ CD33- precursors), which is thought to contain leukemic stem cells, and this association is correlated with poorer outcome. Additionally, AML cells that give rise to CFC after long-term co-culture with bone marrow stroma or ECs are derived from the CD34+CD33- AML precursors. Ongoing studies aim to determine whether Notch signaling plays a role in the survival of AML CD34+CD33- cells with the goal of eliminating leukemic stem cells responsible for relapse. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals The Role of NADPH Oxidase 2 in Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 1079-1079
Author(s):  
Biniam Adane ◽  
Haobin Ye ◽  
Shanshan Pei ◽  
Nabilah Khan ◽  
Mohammad Minhajuddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Leukemic Cells ◽  
Leukemic Stem Cells ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Knock Out

Abstract NADPH dependent oxidase 2 (NOX2) is the founding member of a family of multimeric, oxido-reductase enzymes that catalyze the production of superoxides by transferring a single electron from the cofactor NADPH to molecular oxygen. It is primarily utilized in neutrophils and macrophages to generate copious amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to facilitate the neutralization of engulfed particulates during phagocytosis. In sharp contrast to this specialized function however, recent evidence implies a non-phagocytic role for NADPH oxidases in which physiologic levels of ROS generated by these enzymes modulate key signaling proteins and transcription factors to exert profound biological effects. Based on this information we decided to investigate the potential role of NOX2 in normal and leukemic stem cells. Using transgenic NOX2 knock out mice, genetically defined murine models of myeloid leukemia and primary human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) specimens, we show that NOX2 is critical for the proper function of normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells. In silico analysis using published transcriptional profiles of hematopoietic populations revealed that multiple subunits of the NOX2 complex are expressed at low levels in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and at relatively higher levels in multipotent progenitors (MPPs). Next, we characterized the different hematopoietic compartments from age and sex matched wild type (WT) and transgenic NOX2 knock out (KO) mice. Our studies revealed that in the bone marrow of KO mice, a subset of multipotent progenitor populations (MPP2 & MPP3), which often have biased myelo-erythroid output are markedly expanded relative to their wild type counterparts. Consistently, we found increased levels of granulocytes and monocytes in the peripheral circulation of NOX2 KO mice. To test whether NOX2 has a functional, biological role in the self-renewal of HSCs, we performed competitive transplantation assays using equal numbers of whole BM cells from WT and KO mice to co-repopulate lethally irradiated hosts. Analysis of engrafted mice showed that the contribution from NOX2 KO HSCs was severely compromised in all lineages and developmental stages of hematopoiesis examined. Collectively, these results suggest a critical biological role for NOX2 in maintaining the quiescence and long term self-renewal of HSCs. Similar to normal hematopoiesis, we found out that NOX2 is also widely expressed by functionally defined leukemic stem cells in a murine model of myeloid leukemia generated by expressing the oncogenic translocations BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9. To evaluate the role of NOX2 in leukemogenesis, we established the BCR-ABL/NUP98-HOXA9 model using primitive cells derived from either WT or KO. Intriguingly, NOX2 KO leukemic cells generated a much less aggressive disease upon transplantation into primary and subsequently into secondary recipients. Furthermore, leukemic cells in which NOX2 is suppressed displayed aberrant mitotic activity and altered developmental potential marked by loss of quiescence, enhanced entry into cycle and terminal differentiation. To gain mechanistic insight into the observed phenotype, we isolated leukemic stem cells and performed whole genome expression analysis. The data showed that deficiency of NOX2 leads to downregulation of the cell cycle inhibitor CDKN2C (p18) and robust activation of the granulocyte fate determining transcription factor CEBPε. Thus we conclude that loss of NOX2 impacts leukemogenesis through rewiring of the cell cycle machinery and developmental programs in leukemic stem cells. Finally, we found that in CD34+ primary human AML cells, NOX2 and the other subunits of the complex are abundantly expressed. Furthermore, pharmacologic inhibition of NOX2 with VAS2870, a selective NADPH oxidase inhibitor, reduced the level of ROS and limited the in vitro proliferation and survival of leukemic cells. Next we genetically suppressed the expression of NOX2 in primary human AML cells using sh-RNAs and transplanted these cells into immune compromised mice. Consistent with the murine leukemia, NOX2 knocked down AML cells failed to engraft and expand in vivo. Taken together, our results firmly establish a hitherto unrecognized, prominent regulatory role for NOX2 in the biology of normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells and imply a potential therapeutic opportunity that can get exploited to treat AML. Disclosures Pollyea: Celgene: Other: advisory board, Research Funding; Ariad: Other: advisory board; Pfizer: Other: advisory board, Research Funding; Glycomimetics: Other: DSMB member; Alexion: Other: advisory board.

scholarly journals Critical Role of Jak2 in the Maintenance and Function of Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Stem Cells ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1878-1889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajime Akada ◽  
Saeko Akada ◽  
Robert E. Hutchison ◽  
Kazuhito Sakamoto ◽  
Kay-Uwe Wagner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
And Function
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