Abnormal bone marrow microenvironment: The “harbor” of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells

Zehui Chen, Yaxin Zheng, Yaling Yang, Junnan Kang, M. James You, Chen Tian

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Abstract

Bone marrow (BM) microenvironment regulates and supports the production of blood cells which are necessary to maintain homeostasis. In analogy to normal hematopoiesis, leukemogenesis is originated from leukemic stem cells (LSCs) which gives rise to more differentiated malignant cells. Leukemia cells occupy BM niches and reconstruct them to support leukemogenesis. The abnormal BM niches are the main sanctuary of LSCs where they can evade chemotherapy-induced death and acquire drug resistance. In this review, we focus on the protective effects of BM niche cells on acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)29-34
Number of pages6
JournalBlood Science
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2021

Keywords

  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • bone marrow microenvironment
  • osteoblastic niche
  • vascular niche

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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