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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

The CXCR4 Antagonist, AMD3100, Reverses Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Drug Resistance in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Shan Wang, Xiaojiao Wang, Sha Liu, Shengnan Zhang, Xudong Wei, Yongping Song, Qingsong Yin

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shan WangDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojiao WangDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Sha LiuDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Shengnan ZhangDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xudong WeiDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yongping SongDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Qingsong YinDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Cancer Hospital), Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Henan Cancer Hospital · CNZhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the role of the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis in chemotherapy resistance in refractory/relapsed (R/R) ALL patients.

methodsCXCR4 expression on ALL cells from newly diagnosed or R/R ALL patients were detected using flow cytometry. The CXCR4/CXCL12 signaling pathway was blocked by the CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100 in a co-culture model of primary drug-resistant ALL cells and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs). Surface CXCR4 expression, apoptosis rate, and apoptosis-related protein expression in primary ALL cells under various treatments were detected.

resultsOf the 37 ALL patients examined, CXCR4 expression was higher in R/R patients than that in those with newly diagnosed disease. Similarly, in in vitro co-cultures of drug-resistant ALL cells with UCMSCs, the expression of CXCR4 was increased in the presence of vincristine (VCR), but reduced when VCR was combined with the CXCR4 antagonist AMD3100. Additionally, the supernatants of ALL-UCMSC co-cultures contained high CXCL12 concentrations, which were upregulated by VCR and significantly decreased by the combination of VCR plus AMD3100. Furthermore, the apoptosis rate of ALL cells significantly decreased, Bax expression was downregulated, and Bcl-2 was upregulated when ALL was co-cultured with UCMSCs compared with ALL cells alone. With the addition of VCR, the apoptosis rate mildly increased, Bax was upregulated, and Bcl-2 was downregulated. Nevertheless, the above results were further intensified, particularly Bax expression, when VCR was combined with AMD3100.

conclusionThe CXCR4 antagonist could effectively reverse MSC-mediated drug resistance by blocking the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis and sensitizing leukemic cells from R/R ALL patients to chemotherapy drugs.

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acute lymphoblastic leukemiabone marrow microenvironmentCXCR4/CXCL12 signalingdrug resistancerelapsed/refractory

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PMID32753894
PMCPMC7352451
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