Department of Convergence Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.
Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Sep 29;25(19):10517. doi: 10.3390/ijms251910517.
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in specific microenvironments that facilitate their regulation through both internal mechanisms and external cues. Bone marrow endothelial cells (BMECs), which are found in one of these microenvironments, play a vital role in controlling the self-renewal and differentiation of HSCs during hematological stress. We previously showed that 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC) administration of exogenous 27HC negatively affected the population of HSCs and progenitor cells by increasing the reactive oxygen species levels in the bone marrow. However, the effect of 27HC on BMECs is unclear. To determine the function of 27HC in BMECs, we employed magnetic-activated cell sorting to isolate CD31 BMECs and CD31 cells. We demonstrated the effect of 27HC on CD31 BMECs and HSCs. Treatment with exogenous 27HC led to a decrease in the number of BMECs and reduced the expression of adhesion molecules that are crucial for maintaining HSCs. Our results demonstrate that BMECs are sensitively affected by 27HC and are crucial for HSC survival.
造血干细胞 (HSCs) 存在于特定的微环境中,这些微环境通过内部机制和外部线索来促进它们的调节。骨髓内皮细胞 (BMECs) 是这些微环境之一中的一种,在造血应激期间控制 HSCs 的自我更新和分化方面发挥着至关重要的作用。我们之前的研究表明,外源性 27-羟胆固醇 (27HC) 的给药通过增加骨髓中的活性氧水平,对 HSCs 和祖细胞群体产生负面影响。然而,27HC 对 BMECs 的影响尚不清楚。为了确定 27HC 在 BMECs 中的功能,我们采用了磁激活细胞分选技术来分离 CD31 BMECs 和 CD31 细胞。我们证明了 27HC 对 CD31 BMECs 和 HSCs 的影响。外源性 27HC 的处理导致 BMECs 数量减少,并降低了维持 HSCs 所必需的粘附分子的表达。我们的结果表明,BMECs 对 27HC 敏感,并且对 HSC 的存活至关重要。