Pleiotrophin regulates the expansion and regeneration of hematopoietic stem cells.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal is regulated by both intrinsic and extrinsic signals. Although some of the pathways that regulate HSC self-renewal have been uncovered, it remains largely unknown whether these pathways can be triggered by deliverable growth factors to induce HSC growth or regeneration. Here we show that pleiotrophin, a neurite outgrowth factor with no known function in hematopoiesis, efficiently promotes HSC expansion in vitro and HSC regeneration in vivo. Treatment of mouse bone marrow HSCs with pleiotrophin caused a marked increase in long-term repopulating HSC numbers in culture, as measured in competitive repopulating assays. Treatment of human cord blood CD34(+)CDCD38(-)Lin(-) cells with pleiotrophin also substantially increased severe combined immunodeficient (SCID)-repopulating cell counts in culture, compared to input and cytokine-treated cultures. Systemic administration of pleiotrophin to irradiated mice caused a pronounced expansion of bone marrow stem and progenitor cells in vivo, indicating that pleiotrophin is a regenerative growth factor for HSCs. Mechanistically, pleiotrophin activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling in HSCs; antagonism of PI3K or Notch signaling inhibited pleiotrophin-mediated expansion of HSCs in culture. We identify the secreted growth factor pleiotrophin as a new regulator of both HSC expansion and regeneration.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Himburg, HA; Muramoto, GG; Daher, P; Meadows, SK; Russell, JL; Doan, P; Chi, J-T; Salter, AB; Lento, WE; Reya, T; Chao, NJ; Chute, JP
Published Date
- April 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 4
Start / End Page
- 475 - 482
PubMed ID
- 20305662
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3689427
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1546-170X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/nm.2119
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States