Scientific Reports · 2018 · 50 citations · 23 references
Life SciencesHematologyOncologyHematologic OncologyMolecular OncologyStem Cell BiologyBone Marrow MicroenvironmentChemokine SignalingHematopoietic DevelopmentHematopoietic DifferentiationHematopoietic Stem Cell BiologyHematopoietic Stem CellsChemokine BiologyHematopoietic DysregulationHematopoietic HomeostasisHematopoietic SignalingHematopoietic Stem Cell MaintenanceMyeloid Cell HomeostasisMyeloid Cell MaturationMyeloid Differentiation Signaling
Abstract The chemokine CCL3 is frequently overexpressed in malignancies and overexpression leads to microenvironmental dysfunction. In murine models of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), CCL3 is critical for the maintenance of a leukemia stem cell population, and leukemia progression. With CCL3 implicated as a potentially viable therapeutic target, it is important to carefully characterize its role in normal hematopoietic homeostasis. CCL3 −/− mice were used to evaluate the role of CCL3 in regulating hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) populations. CCL3 −/− mice had loss of mature myeloid populations, while myeloid progenitors and HSPCs were increased, and microenvironmental populations were unchanged. These data show that CCL3 promotes myeloid lineage differentiation and the size of the HSPC pool independent of the supportive bone marrow microenvironment. Our results demonstrate a previously unrecognized role of CCL3 in the maintenance of homeostatic hematopoiesis that should be evaluated when targeting CCL3 signaling for the treatment of hematologic malignancy.
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