Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been considered for a long time exclusively driven by critical mutations in hematopoietic stem cells. Recently, the contribution of further players, such as stromal and immune bone marrow (BM) microenvironment components, to AML onset and progression has been pointed...

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Autores principales: Marilena Ciciarello, Giulia Corradi, Dorian Forte, Michele Cavo, Antonio Curti
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f5a7acbfc1d847669fca4b91a91523bf2021-11-11T15:28:16ZEmerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?10.3390/cancers132153192072-6694https://doaj.org/article/f5a7acbfc1d847669fca4b91a91523bf2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5319https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been considered for a long time exclusively driven by critical mutations in hematopoietic stem cells. Recently, the contribution of further players, such as stromal and immune bone marrow (BM) microenvironment components, to AML onset and progression has been pointed out. In particular, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) steadily remodel the leukemic niche, not only favoring leukemic cell growth and development but also tuning their responsiveness to treatments. The list of mechanisms driven by MSCs to promote a leukemia drug-resistant phenotype has progressively expanded. Moreover, the relative proportion and the activation status of immune cells in the BM leukemic microenvironment may vary by influencing their reactivity against leukemic cells. In that, the capacity of the stroma to re-program immune cells, thus promoting and/or hampering therapeutic efficacy, is emerging as a crucial aspect in AML biology, adding an extra layer of complexity. Current treatments for AML have mainly focused on eradicating leukemia cells, with little consideration for the leukemia-damaged BM niche. Increasing evidence on the contribution of stromal and immune cells in response to therapy underscores the need to hold the mutual interplay, which takes place in the BM. A careful dissection of these interactions will help provide novel applications for drugs already under experimentation and open a wide array of opportunities for new drug discovery.Marilena CiciarelloGiulia CorradiDorian ForteMichele CavoAntonio CurtiMDPI AGarticlehematologychemotherapy resistancebone marrow microenvironmentmesenchymal stromal cellsimmune microenvironmentNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5319, p 5319 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic hematology
chemotherapy resistance
bone marrow microenvironment
mesenchymal stromal cells
immune microenvironment
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle hematology
chemotherapy resistance
bone marrow microenvironment
mesenchymal stromal cells
immune microenvironment
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Marilena Ciciarello
Giulia Corradi
Dorian Forte
Michele Cavo
Antonio Curti
Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
description Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been considered for a long time exclusively driven by critical mutations in hematopoietic stem cells. Recently, the contribution of further players, such as stromal and immune bone marrow (BM) microenvironment components, to AML onset and progression has been pointed out. In particular, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) steadily remodel the leukemic niche, not only favoring leukemic cell growth and development but also tuning their responsiveness to treatments. The list of mechanisms driven by MSCs to promote a leukemia drug-resistant phenotype has progressively expanded. Moreover, the relative proportion and the activation status of immune cells in the BM leukemic microenvironment may vary by influencing their reactivity against leukemic cells. In that, the capacity of the stroma to re-program immune cells, thus promoting and/or hampering therapeutic efficacy, is emerging as a crucial aspect in AML biology, adding an extra layer of complexity. Current treatments for AML have mainly focused on eradicating leukemia cells, with little consideration for the leukemia-damaged BM niche. Increasing evidence on the contribution of stromal and immune cells in response to therapy underscores the need to hold the mutual interplay, which takes place in the BM. A careful dissection of these interactions will help provide novel applications for drugs already under experimentation and open a wide array of opportunities for new drug discovery.
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author Marilena Ciciarello
Giulia Corradi
Dorian Forte
Michele Cavo
Antonio Curti
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Giulia Corradi
Dorian Forte
Michele Cavo
Antonio Curti
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title Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
title_short Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
title_full Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
title_fullStr Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
title_full_unstemmed Emerging Bone Marrow Microenvironment-Driven Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Tangle or Chance?
title_sort emerging bone marrow microenvironment-driven mechanisms of drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia: tangle or chance?
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f5a7acbfc1d847669fca4b91a91523bf
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