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Neurological Regulation of the Bone Marrow Niche

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The bone marrow (BM) hematopoietic niche is the microenvironment where in the adult hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) are maintained and regulated. This regulation is tightly controlled through direct cell-cell interactions with mesenchymal stromal stem (MSCs) and reticular cells, adipocytes, osteoblasts and endothelial cells, through binding to extracellular matrix molecules and through signaling by cytokines and hematopoietic growth factors. These interactions provide a healthy environment and secure the maintenance of the HSPC pool, their proliferation, differentiation and migration. Recent studies have shown that innervation of the BM and interactions with the peripheral sympathetic neural system are important for maintenance of the hematopoietic niche, through direct interactions with HSCPs or via interactions with other cells of the HSPC microenvironment. Signaling through adrenergic receptors (ARs), opioid receptors (ORs), endocannabinoid receptors (CRs) on HSPCs and MSCs has been shown to play an important role in HSPC homeostasis and mobilization. In addition, a wide range of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters, such as Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Substance P (SP) and Tachykinins, as well as neurotrophins and neuropoietic growth factors have been shown to be involved in regulation of the hematopoietic niche. Here, a comprehensive overview is given of their role and interactions with important cells in the hematopoietic niche, including HSPCs and MSCs, and their effect on HSPC maintenance, regulation and mobilization.

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Abbreviations

2-AG:

2-ArachidonoylGlycerol

ACh:

acetylcholine

AEA:

Anandamide

AGM:

aorta-gonad-mesonephros

ARs:

adrenergic receptors

BDNF:

Brain-Derived Growth factor

BM:

bone marrow

CBD:

Cannabidiol

CD271:

Low affinity nerve growth factor receptor

CFU-F:

Colony Forming Unit-Fibroblast

CFU-GEMM:

Colony Forming Unit-Granulocyte/Erythrocyte/Monocyte/Megakaryocyte

ChAT:

choline acetyltransferase

CKs:

cytokines

CNS:

central nervous system

CNTF:

ciliary neurotrophic factor

CRs:

endocannabinoid receptors

CT-1:

cardiotrophin-1

CXCL12/SDF1:

Stromal Derived Factor-1

D:

Dopamine

DCs:

Dendritic cells

DRs:

dopamine receptors

E:

Epinephrine/Adrenaline

ECB:

Endocannabinoid

ECM:

extracellular matrix

ECs:

endothelial cells

EK:

Endokinin

FAAH:

fatty acid amide hydrolase

FGF:

Fibroblasts growth factor

FTOC:

fetal thymus organ cultures

G-CSF:

Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor

GDNF :

glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor

GDNF:

Glial-derived Neurotrophic Factor

GFLs:

GDNF family of ligands

GM-CSF:

Granulocyte/Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor

GPCRs:

G-protein coupled receptors

HGFs:

hematopoietic growth factors

HK-1:

Hemokinin-1

HSCs:

hematopoietic stem cells

HSPCs:

hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

IL:

Interleukin

LIF:

Leukemia inhibiting factor

LSK cells:

LinSca+c-kit+ cells

MIP1α:

Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1alpha

MMP:

Metalloproteinase

MSCs:

mesenchymal stromal/stem cells

NE:

Norepinephrine/Noradrenaline

NGF:

Nerve growth factor

NK cell:

Natural Killer cell

NKA:

Neurokinin A

NKB:

Neurokinin B

NK-Rs:

Neurokinin receptors

NPY:

Neuropeptide Y

NTs:

Neurotrophins

OBs:

osteoblasts

ORs:

opioid receptors

OSM:

Oncostatin M

PAA:

periarterial adventitial cells

PDGF:

Platelet-derived growth factor

RET:

rearranged during transfection receptor

RTK:

receptor tyrosine kinase

SCF:

Stem Cell Factor

SNS:

sympathetic nervous system

SP:

Substance P

TGFβ:

Transforming Growth Factor

TH:

tyrosine hydrolase

THC:

Tetrahydrocannabinol

TK:

Tachykinins

TLRs:

Toll-like receptors

TNFR:

Tumor necrosis factor receptor

TNFα:

Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha

TPO:

Thrombopoietin

Trk:

tropomyosin receptor kinase

UCB:

Umbilical Cord Blood

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

WT:

Wild type

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This manuscript was supported by grants from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, project no 318S073 and the Hacettepe University, Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit TYL-2018-17435 and THD-2018-17209.

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Aerts-Kaya, F. et al. (2019). Neurological Regulation of the Bone Marrow Niche. In: Turksen, K. (eds) Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 6. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1212. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2019_398

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