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ArticleScientific reports2016

New insights into the Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome-related haematological disorder: hyper-activation of mTOR and STAT3 in leukocytes.

Valentino Bezzerri, Antonio Vella, Elisa Calcaterra, Alessia Finotti, Jessica Gasparello, Roberto Gambari, Baroukh Maurice Assael, Marco Cipolli, Claudio Sorio

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Valentino BezzerriDepartment of Medicine, Unit of General Pathology, University of Verona, Italy.
Antonio VellaUnit of Immunology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Italy.
Elisa CalcaterraDepartment of Medicine, Unit of General Pathology, University of Verona, Italy.
Alessia FinottiDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Jessica GasparelloDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Roberto GambariDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Baroukh Maurice AssaelDepartment of Pulmonology, Adult CF center, IRCCS Fondazione Cà granda Policlinico Milano, Italy.
Marco CipolliRegional Shwachman-Diamond Centre, Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Italy.
Claudio SorioDepartment of Medicine, Unit of General Pathology, University of Verona, Italy.
University of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Verona · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is an inherited disease caused by mutations of a gene encoding for SBDS protein. So far little is known about SBDS exact function. SDS patients present several hematological disorders, including neutropenia and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), with increased risk of leukemic evolution. So far, the molecular mechanisms that underlie neutropenia, MDS and AML in SDS patients have been poorly investigated. STAT3 is a key regulator of several cellular processes including survival, differentiation and malignant transformation. Moreover, STAT3 has been reported to regulate neutrophil granulogenesis and to induce several kinds of leukemia and lymphoma. STAT3 activation is known to be regulated by mTOR, which in turn plays an important role in cellular growth and tumorigenesis. Here we show for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that both EBV-immortalized B cells and primary leukocytes obtained from SDS patients present a constitutive hyper-activation of mTOR and STAT3 pathways. Interestingly, loss of SBDS expression is associated with this process. Importantly, rapamycin, a well-known mTOR inhibitor, is able to reduce STAT3 phosphorylation to basal levels in our experimental model. A novel therapeutic hypothesis targeting mTOR/STAT3 should represent a significant step forward into the SDS clinical practice.

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