Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Cell Stem Cell. 2023 Jun 1;30(6):832-850.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.05.002.
Remodeling of the tissue niche is often evident in diseases, yet, the stromal alterations and their contribution to pathogenesis are poorly characterized. Bone marrow fibrosis is a maladaptive feature of primary myelofibrosis (PMF). We performed lineage tracing and found that most collagen-expressing myofibroblasts were derived from leptin-receptor-positive (LepR) mesenchymal cells, whereas a minority were from Gli1-lineage cells. Deletion of Gli1 did not impact PMF. Unbiased single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) confirmed that virtually all myofibroblasts originated from LepR-lineage cells, with reduced expression of hematopoietic niche factors and increased expression of fibrogenic factors. Concurrently, endothelial cells upregulated arteriolar-signature genes. Pericytes and Sox10 glial cells expanded drastically with heightened cell-cell signaling, suggesting important functional roles in PMF. Chemical or genetic ablation of bone marrow glial cells ameliorated fibrosis and improved other pathology in PMF. Thus, PMF involves complex remodeling of the bone marrow microenvironment, and glial cells represent a promising therapeutic target.
组织生态位的重塑在许多疾病中都很明显,但基质的改变及其对发病机制的贡献还知之甚少。骨髓纤维化是原发性骨髓纤维化(PMF)的一种适应性特征。我们进行了谱系追踪,发现大多数表达胶原的肌成纤维细胞来源于瘦素受体阳性(LepR)间充质细胞,而少数来源于Gli1 谱系细胞。Gli1 的缺失并不影响 PMF。无偏单细胞 RNA 测序(scRNA-seq)证实,几乎所有的肌成纤维细胞都来源于 LepR 谱系细胞,造血生态位因子的表达降低,纤维生成因子的表达增加。同时,内皮细胞上调了小动脉特征基因。周细胞和成鞘细胞 Sox10 大量扩增,细胞间信号明显增强,提示其在 PMF 中具有重要的功能作用。骨髓神经胶质细胞的化学或基因消融可改善 PMF 中的纤维化和其他病理。因此,PMF 涉及骨髓微环境的复杂重塑,神经胶质细胞是一个很有前途的治疗靶点。