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ArticleBlood2021

Murine bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells have reduced hematopoietic maintenance ability in sickle cell disease.

Alice Tang, Ana Nicolle Strat, Mahmudur Rahman, Helen Zhang, Weili Bao, Yunfeng Liu, David Shi, Xiuli An, Deepa Manwani, Patricia Shi and 2 more

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Article in Blood, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alice TangLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.ORCID 0000-0002-3263-5030
Ana Nicolle StratLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.ORCID 0000-0001-6499-1518
Mahmudur RahmanLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.
Helen ZhangLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.ORCID 0000-0002-6162-084X
Weili BaoLaboratory of Complement Biology, and.
Yunfeng LiuLaboratory of Complement Biology, and.ORCID 0000-0002-9187-4146
David ShiLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.ORCID 0000-0002-3376-917X
Xiuli AnLaboratory of Membrane BiologyNew York Blood CenterNew YorkNY.
Deepa ManwaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Montefiore Health Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY; and.
Patricia ShiSickle Cell Clinical Research Program, New York Blood Center, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-7954-0055
Karina YazdanbakhshLaboratory of Complement Biology, and.
Avital MendelsonLaboratory of Stem Cell Biology & Engineering.ORCID 0000-0002-1120-9593
New York Blood Center · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Vaccine FacilityP30CA016087 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ANIRBAN MAITRA · 1985 to 2026
$83.1M
Sickle cell bone marrow niche and regulation of platelet activation and erythropoiesisP01HL149626 · NHLBI · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI Karina Yazdanbakhsh · 2020 to 2026
$24.4M
Patrolling Monocytes in Sickle Pain Crisis and following TransfusionR01HL145451 · NHLBI · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI YAZDANBAKHSH, KARINA · 2019 to 2021
$1.3M
A model niche system to expand platelets for transfusionR21HL139695 · NHLBI · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI MENDELSON, AVITAL · 2018 to 2019
$490k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016087NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL149626NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL145451NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL139695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by hemolytic anemia, which can trigger oxidative stress, inflammation, and tissue injury that contribute to disease complications. Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) tightly regulate hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) homeostasis in health and disease, but their functionality in SCD remains unclear. We identified for the first time that murine SCD MSCs have altered gene signatures, reduced stem cell properties, and increased oxidative stress, due in part to hemolysis. Murine SCD MSCs had lower HSC maintenance ability in vitro and in vivo, as manifested by increased HSC mobilization and decreased HSC engraftment after transplant. Activation of Toll-like receptor-4 through p65 in MSCs further contributed to MSC dysfunction. Transfusions led to an improved MSC and HSC oxidative state in SCD mice. Improving the regulation between MSCs and HSCs has vital implications for enhancing clinical HSC transplantation and gene therapy outcomes and for identification of new molecular targets for alleviating SCD complications.

Indexed as

Anemia, Sickle CellAnimalsBlood TransfusionFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHemolysisMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, TransgenicOxidative StressTranscriptome

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PMID34329381
PMCPMC8678997
OpenAlexW3186240647

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