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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2017

Transient apoptosis inhibition in donor stem cells improves hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Matthias Kollek, Gesina Voigt, Christian Molnar, Fabronia Murad, Daniela Bertele, Christopher Felix Krombholz, Sheila Bohler, Verena Labi, Stefan Schiller, Mirjam Kunze and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Matthias KollekDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Gesina VoigtDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Christian MolnarDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Fabronia MuradInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Daniela BerteleDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9116-6975
Christopher Felix KrombholzDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Sheila BohlerDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Verena LabiDivision of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7538-1520
Stefan SchillerFreiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Mirjam KunzeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Stephan GeleyDivision of Molecular Pathophysiology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Charlotte M NiemeyerDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Ana Garcia-SaezInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Miriam ErlacherDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany miriam.erlacher@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7261-1447
University of Freiburg · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, a substantial number of donor cells are lost because of apoptotic cell death. Transplantation-associated apoptosis is mediated mainly by the proapoptotic BCL-2 family proteins BIM and BMF, and their proapoptotic function is conserved between mouse and human stem and progenitor cells. Permanent inhibition of apoptosis in donor cells caused by the loss of these BH3-only proteins improves transplantation outcome, but recipients might be exposed to increased risk of lymphomagenesis or autoimmunity. Here, we address whether transient inhibition of apoptosis can serve as a safe but efficient alternative to improve the outcome of stem cell transplantation. We show that transient apoptosis inhibition by short-term overexpression of prosurvival BCL-XL, known to block BIM and BMF, is not only sufficient to increase the viability of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during engraftment but also improves transplantation outcome without signs of adverse pathologies. Hence, this strategy represents a promising and novel therapeutic approach, particularly under conditions of limited donor stem cell availability.

Indexed as

ApoptosisAnimalsbcl-X ProteinCaspasesChimerismHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLeukemiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTransduction, GeneticBcl2l1 protein, mousebcl-X ProteinCaspases

Identifiers

PMID28882984
PMCPMC5626392
OpenAlexW2753925247

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