Acute myeloid leukemia cells induce senescence and adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a tumor-supportive microenvironment at the same time
Yanju Li , Chike Zhang , Yan Zhang , Yi Huang , Xiaoshuang Yuan , Bo Yang , Zhixu He , Yang Liu , Feiqing Wang
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Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) actively induces the transformation of a normal hematopoietic niche into a tumor-supportive microenvironment. Among them, Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)are closely associated with the genesis and development of AML. MSCs derived from AML patients (AML-MSC) show a senescent state, with possibly biased differentiation ability. However, it remains unclear whether AML-MSC exhibits the dual pathological evolution of both senescence characteristics and lipogenic differentiation bias in the microenvironment at the same time. Thus, this study, by analyzing AML-MSC and MSC co-cultured with tumor cells over a long period, revealed that AML affects the AMPK/SIRT1 signaling pathway, inducing an increase in reactive oxygen species in the microenvironment of MSCs, thereby leading to significantly altered metabolic processes, adipose-biased differentiation capacity, and senescence of MSCs. These findings clarify the mechanism by which AML cells actively contribute to the evolution of the tumor microenvironment, providing a theoretical basis for future dual targeting of supportive ecological niches.
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Cellular Signalling publishes original research describing fundamental and clinical findings on the mechanisms, actions and structural components of cellular signalling systems in vitro and in vivo.
Cellular Signalling aims at full length research papers defining signalling systems ranging from microorganisms to cells, tissues and higher organisms.