Influence of interferon-alpha on cytokine expression by the bone marrow microenvironment--impact on treatment of myeloproliferative disorders
Abstract
Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) are characterized by several common clinical and biological features, although at the molecular level, each disease entity exhibits distinct abnormalities. IFN-alpha exerts beneficial therapeutic effects in chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, resulting in control of hematopoietic hyperplasia and, in a minority of patients, in induction of cytogenetic remission. The mechanism of action of IFN-alpha in MPD is poorly defined. Recently published in vitro findings suggest that IFN-alpha interacts with the regulation of hematopoiesis by multiple ways. Its antiproliferative activity is well known for more than a decade, however, substantial growth inhibition is achieved only at relatively high concentrations. Defective adhesion of hematopoietic progenitor cells in CML to bone marrow stromal cells is corrected by IFN-alpha, which might expose CML progenitors to inhibitory cytokines produced by the bone marrow microenvironment. Recent work from our group demonstrated, that IFN-alpha potently interacts with the production of hematopoietic cytokines in bone marrow stromal cells. Expression of stimulatory cytokines, such as GM-CSF, G-CSF, IL-1 and IL-11 is inhibi...Continue Reading
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