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ArticleCytotherapy2017

Multipotent adult progenitor cells improve the hematopoietic function in myelodysplasia.

Valerie D Roobrouck, Esther Wolfs, Michel Delforge, Dorien Broekaert, Soumen Chakraborty, Kathleen Sels, Thomas Vanwelden, Bryan Holvoet, Larissa Lhoest, Satish Khurana and 8 more

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Article in Cytotherapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Valerie D RoobrouckDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Esther WolfsNuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Morphology Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Universiteit Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Michel DelforgeDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
Dorien BroekaertDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Soumen ChakrabortyDepartment of Gene Function and Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Kathleen SelsDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Thomas VanweldenDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bryan HolvoetNuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Larissa LhoestDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Satish KhuranaDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Shubham PandeyDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Chloé HoornaertLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Peter PonsaertsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tom StruysMorphology Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Universiteit Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Nancy BoeckxDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Peter VandenbergheDepartment of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Christophe M DerooseNuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Catherine M VerfaillieDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Unit Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Stem Cell Institute Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: catherine.verfaillie@med.kuleuven.be.
KU Leuven · BEHasselt University · BEInstitute of Life Sciences · INUniversity of Antwerp · BE

Funding

DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA/I/15/2/502061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND

aimsMyelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal stem cell disorders affecting the normal hematopoietic differentiation process and leading to abnormal maturation and differentiation of all blood cell lineages. Treatment options are limited, and there is an unmet medical need for effective therapies for patients with severe cytopenias.

methodsWe demonstrate that multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPC) improve the function of hematopoietic progenitors derived from human MDS bone marrow (BM) by significantly increasing the frequency of primitive progenitors as well as the number of myeloid colonies.

resultsThis effect was more pronounced in a non-contact culture, indicating the importance of soluble factors produced by the MAPC cells. Moreover, the cells did not stimulate the growth of the abnormal MDS clone, as shown by fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis on BM cells from patients with a known genetic abnormality. We also demonstrate that MAPC cells can provide stromal support for patient-derived hematopoietic cells. When MAPC cells were intravenously injected into a mouse model of MDS, they migrated to the site of injury and increased the hematopoietic function in diseased mice. DISCUSSION: The preclinical studies undertaken here indicate an initial proof of concept for the use of MAPC cell therapy in patients with MDS-related severe and symptomatic cytopenias and should pave the way for further investigation in clinical trials.

Indexed as

AdultAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCell DifferentiationFemaleHematopoiesisHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMice, Inbred C57BLMultipotent Stem CellsMyelodysplastic Syndromescell therapymultipotent adult progenitor cellsmyelodysplasia

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PMID28499585
PMCPMC5901707
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