Simvastatin improves hematopoietic stem cell engraftment by preventing irradiation-induced marrow adipogenesis and radio-protecting the niche cells

Autor: Vaijayanti Kale, Suprita S. Ghode, Lalita Limaye, Rohan S. Kulkarni, Manmohan S. Bajaj
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Haematologica.
ISSN: 1592-8721
0390-6078
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2015.124750
Popis: Pre-transplant myeloablation increases bone marrow (BM) adipogenesis and destroys the niche cells, adversely affecting the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engraftment. This becomes a serious issue when donor HSCs are few or if their functionality is compromised. Therapeutic targeting of the niche[1][1
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