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Multiple myeloma is a bone marrow plasma cell tumor which is supported by the external growth factors APRIL and IL-6, among others. Recently, we identified eosinophils and megakaryocytes to be functional components of the micro-environmental niches of benign bone marrow plasma cells and to be important local sources of these cytokines. Here, we investigated whether eosinophils and megakaryocytes also support the growth of tumor plasma cells in the MOPC315. BM model for multiple myeloma. As it was shown for benign plasma cells and multiple myeloma cells, IL-6 and APRIL also supported MOPC315. BM cell growth in vitro, IL-5 had no effect. Depletion of eosinophils in vivo by IL-5 blockade led to a reduction of the early myeloma load. Consistent with this, myeloma growth in early stages was retarded in eosinophil-deficient Delta dblGATA-1 mice. Late myeloma stages were unaffected, possibly due to megakaryocytes compensating for the loss of eosinophils, since megakaryocytes were found to be in contact with myeloma cells in vivo and supported myeloma growth in vitro. We conclude that eosinophils and megakaryocytes in the niches for benign bone marrow plasma cells support the growth of malignant plasma cells. Further investigations are required to test whether perturbation of these niches represents a potential strategy for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Die humane Hybridomatechnologie ist ein guter Ansatz um tumorspezifische humane monoklonale Antikörper zu gewinnen. Der humane monoklonale IgM-Antikörper PAM-1 wurde aus einem Patienten mit Magenkarzinom mit Hilfe der humanen Hybridomatechnik isoliert und bindet an eine neue, post-transkriptionell modifizierte Variante des CFR-1 Rezeptors. Dieser Rezeptor ist auf fast allen Karzinomen unabhängig von Lokalisation und Art exprimiert, aber nicht auf gesundem Gewebe. CFR-1/ PAM-1 ist auch auf Präkanzerosen nachgewiesen worden: Helicobacter pylori-assoziierte Gastritis, Dysplasie des Magens, Colitis ulcerosa assozierte Dysplasie und Kolonadenome, Barrettmetaplasie, -dysplasie des Ösophagus, Plattenepitheldysplasie der Lunge und cervicale intraepitheliale Neoplasie I-III. Das auf präkanzerös veränderte und maligne entartetet Zellen beschränkte Expressionsmuster des CFR-1/PAM-1 Rezeptors bietet interessante Angriffspunkte für weitere Forschungen.