Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
BGI College & Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Ann Hematol. 2023 Jul;102(7):1745-1759. doi: 10.1007/s00277-023-05284-5. Epub 2023 May 26.
The classic BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is a highly heterogeneous hematologic tumor that includes three subtypes, namely polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocytosis (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). Despite having the same JAK2 mutation, the clinical manifestations of these three subtypes of MPN differ significantly, which suggests that the bone marrow (BM) immune microenvironment may also play an important role. In recent years, several studies have shown that peripheral blood monocytes play an important role in promoting MPN. However, to date, the role of BM monocytes/macrophages in MPN and their transcriptomic alterations remain incompletely understood. The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of BM monocytes/macrophages in MPN patients with the JAK2 mutation. MPN patients with the JAK2 mutation were enrolled in this study. We investigated the roles of monocytes/macrophages in the BM of MPN patients, using flow cytometry, monocyte/macrophage enrichment sorting, cytospins and Giemsa-Wright staining, and RNA-seq. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was also used to detect the correlation between BM monocytes/macrophages and the MPN phenotype. In the present study, the proportion of CD163 monocytes/macrophages increased significantly in all three subtypes of MPN. Interestingly, the percentages of CD163 monocytes/macrophages are positively correlated with HGB in PV patients and PLT in ET patients. In contrast, the percentages of CD163 monocytes/macrophages are negatively correlated with HGB and PLT in PMF patients. It was also found that CD14CD16 monocytes/macrophages increased and correlated with MPN clinical phenotypes. RNA-seq analyses demonstrated that the transcriptional expressions of monocytes/macrophages in MPN patients are relatively distinct. Gene expression profiles of BM monocytes/macrophages suggest a specialized function in support of megakaryopoiesis in ET patients. In contrast, BM monocytes/macrophages yielded a heterogeneous status in the support or inhibition of erythropoiesis. Significantly, BM monocytes/macrophages shaped an inflammatory microenvironment, which, in turn, promotes myelofibrosis. Thus, we characterized the roles of increased monocytes/macrophages in the occurrence and progression of MPNs. Our findings of the comprehensive transcriptomic characterization of BM monocytes/macrophages provide important resources to serve as a basis for future studies and future targets for the treatment of MPN patients.
经典的 BCR-ABL1 阴性骨髓增殖性肿瘤(MPN)是一种高度异质性的血液肿瘤,包括三个亚型,即真性红细胞增多症(PV)、原发性血小板增多症(ET)和原发性骨髓纤维化(PMF)。尽管存在相同的 JAK2 突变,但这三种 MPN 亚型的临床表现有很大差异,这表明骨髓(BM)免疫微环境也可能发挥重要作用。近年来,多项研究表明外周血单核细胞在促进 MPN 中发挥重要作用。然而,迄今为止,BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞在 MPN 中的作用及其转录组改变仍不完全清楚。本研究旨在阐明 JAK2 突变的 MPN 患者 BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞的作用。本研究纳入了 JAK2 突变的 MPN 患者。我们使用流式细胞术、单核细胞/巨噬细胞富集分选、细胞涂片和吉姆萨-赖特染色以及 RNA-seq 研究了 MPN 患者 BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞的作用。还使用 Pearson 相关系数分析检测了 BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞与 MPN 表型之间的相关性。在本研究中,所有三种 MPN 亚型的 CD163 单核细胞/巨噬细胞比例均显著增加。有趣的是,在 PV 患者中,CD163 单核细胞/巨噬细胞的百分比与 HGB 呈正相关,在 ET 患者中与 PLT 呈正相关。相比之下,在 PMF 患者中,CD163 单核细胞/巨噬细胞的百分比与 HGB 和 PLT 呈负相关。还发现 CD14CD16 单核细胞/巨噬细胞增加并与 MPN 临床表型相关。RNA-seq 分析表明 MPN 患者单核细胞/巨噬细胞的转录表达相对独特。BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞的基因表达谱提示在 ET 患者中支持巨核细胞生成的特殊功能。相反,BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞在支持或抑制红细胞生成方面呈现出异质状态。重要的是,BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞形成了一个炎症微环境,进而促进骨髓纤维化。因此,我们描述了增加的单核细胞/巨噬细胞在 MPN 的发生和进展中的作用。我们对 BM 单核细胞/巨噬细胞进行全面转录组特征分析的发现为进一步研究提供了重要资源,并为 MPN 患者的治疗提供了未来的靶点。