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ArticleNature communications2025

Decreased non-neurogenic acetylcholine in bone marrow triggers age-related defective stem/progenitor cell homing.

Takayuki Morikawa, Shinya Fujita, Yuki Sugiura, Shinpei Tamaki, Miho Haraguchi, Kohei Shiroshita, Shintaro Watanuki, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hikari Kanai-Sudo, Yoshiko Naito and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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17 authors.

Takayuki MorikawaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinya FujitaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki SugiuraMultiomics Platform, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-8958
Shinpei TamakiDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Miho HaraguchiDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Kohei ShiroshitaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8721-2430
Shintaro WatanukiDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi KobayashiDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0924-1252
Hikari Kanai-SudoDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshiko NaitoClinical Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Noriyo HayakawaCentral Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tomomi MatsuuraClinical Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Takako HishikiDepartment of Health Chemistry, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-6524
Minoru MatsuiYokokawa Ladies Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Masato TsutsuiDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Makoto SuematsuWPI-Bio2Q Research Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiyo TakuboDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan. keiyot@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-7592

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP20bm0704042, JP20gm1210011Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 25K19565Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) the Human Biology Microbiome Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q)Nakatomi Foundation N/ATakeda Science Foundation N/AUehara Memorial Foundation N/AWaksman Foundation of Japan N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related decline in the ability of bone marrow (BM) to recruit transplanted hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) limits the potential of HSPC-based medicine. Using in vivo imaging and manipulation combined with integrative metabolomic analyses, we show that, with aging, degradation of non-neurogenic acetylcholine disrupts the local Chrm5-eNOS-nitric oxide signaling, reducing arterial dilation and decreasing both BM blood flow and sinusoidal wall shear stress. Consequently, aging BM microenvironment impairs transendothelial migration of transplanted HSPCs, and their BM homing efficiency is reduced, mediated by decreased activation of Piezo1. Notably, pharmacological activation of Piezo1 improves HSPC homing efficiency and post-transplant survival of aged recipients. These findings suggest that age-related dysregulation of local arteries leads to impaired HSPC homing to BM by decreasing shear stress. Modulation of these mechanisms may improve the efficacy and safety of clinical transplantation in elderly patients.

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AcetylcholineAgingBone MarrowHematopoietic Stem CellsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCell MovementFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIAcetylcholineIon ChannelsNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPiezo1 protein, mouseReceptors, Nicotinic

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PMID40593589
PMCPMC12216642

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