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ArticleCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2025

Meningeal leukaemic aggregates as foci of cell expansion and chemoresistance in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia metastasis.

Paula Ortiz-Sánchez, Sara González-Soto, Luz H Villamizar, Jaris Valencia, Eva Jiménez, Rosa Sacedón, Manuel Ramírez, Isabel Fariñas, Alberto Varas, Lidia M Fernández-Sevilla and 1 more

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Paula Ortiz-SánchezDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Sara González-SotoDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Luz H VillamizarDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Jaris ValenciaDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Eva JiménezDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Rosa SacedónDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Manuel RamírezDepartment of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Advanced Therapies Unit, Niño Jesús University Children's Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Isabel FariñasBiomedical Research Network on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Department of Cell Biology and Biotechnology and Biomedicine Institute (BioTecMed), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Alberto VarasDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. avaras@ucm.es.
Lidia M Fernández-Sevilla *Health Research Institute Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain. lidia.martinez@urjc.es.
Ángeles Vicente *Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. avicente@ucm.es.

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Instituto de Salud Carlos III RD21/0017/0010Minciencias 860-2019Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-123068OB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDERUniversidad Complutense de Madrid CT63/19-CT64/19
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Abstract

purposeCentral nervous system (CNS) involvement and/or relapse remains one of the most important causes of morbidity/mortality in paediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (BCP-ALL) patients. To identify novel therapeutic targets and develop less aggressive therapies, a better understanding of the cellular and molecular microenvironment in leptomeningeal metastases is key. Here, we aimed to investigate the formation of metastatic leptomeningeal aggregates and their relevance to the expansion, survival and chemoresistance acquisition of leukaemia cells.

methodsWe used BCP-ALL xenograft mouse models, combined with immunohistofluorescence and flow cytometry, to study the development of CNS metastasis and the contribution of leptomeningeal cells to the organisation of leukaemic aggregates. To in vitro mimic the CNS metastasis, we established co-cultures of three-dimensional (3D) ALL cell spheroids and human leptomeningeal cells (hLMCs) and studied the effects on gene expression, proliferation, cytokine production, and chemoresistance.

resultsIn xenografted mice, ALL cells infiltrated the CNS at an early stage and, after crossing an ER-TR7

conclusionOur results provide evidence for the formation of metastatic ALL-leptomeningeal cell aggregates, their pro-inflammatory profile and their contribution to leukaemic cell expansion, survival and chemoresistance in the CNS.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningesPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAnimalsCell AggregationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesFemaleHumansMiceSpheroids, CellularTumor MicroenvironmentXenograft Model Antitumor Assays3D cell spheroidsAcute lymphoblastic leukaemiaCell expansionCentral nervous systemChemoresistanceMeningeal cells

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