Inhibition of endosteal vascular niche remodeling rescues hematopoietic stem cell loss in AML
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Delfim Duarte Edwin D Hawkins Olufolake Akinduro Heather Ang Katia De Filippo Isabella Y Kong Myriam Haltalli Nicola Ruivo Lenny Straszkowski Stephin J Vervoort Catriona McLean Tom S Weber Reema Khorshed Chiara Pirillo Andrew Wei Saravana K Ramasamy Anjali P Kusumbe Ken Duffy Ralf H Adams Louise E Purton Leo M Carlin Cristina Lo CelsoAbstract
Bone marrow vascular niches sustain hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and are drastically remodeled in leukemia to support pathological functions. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells produce angiogenic factors, which likely contribute to this remodeling, but anti-angiogenic therapies do not improve AML patient outcomes. Using intravital microscopy, we found that AML progression leads to differential remodeling of vasculature in central and endosteal bone marrow regions. Endosteal AML cells produce pro-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic cytokines and gradually degrade endosteal endothelium, stromal cells, and osteoblastic cells, whereas central marrow remains vascularized and splenic vascular niches expand. Remodeled endosteal regions have reduced capacity to support non-leukemic HSCs, correlating with loss of normal hematopoiesis. Preserving endosteal endothelium with the small molecule deferoxamine or a genetic approach rescues HSCs loss, promotes chemotherapeutic efficacy, and enhances survival. These findings suggest that preventing degradation of the endosteal vasculature may improve current paradigms for treating AML.
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Journal Cell Stem Cell
Volume 22
Issue number 1
Pages 64-77.e6
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1016/j.stem.2017.11.006
Europe PubMed Central 29276143
Pubmed 29276143
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