Rewiring the niche: sympathetic neuropathy drives malignant niche transformation

Cell Stem Cell. 2014 Sep 4;15(3):261-262. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2014.08.012.

Abstract

In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that hematological malignancies can alter their microenvironment, but the therapeutic implications of these changes and potential targets have not been well characterized. Recent findings now describe how sympathetic neuropathy can drive malignant transformation of the hematopoietic stem cell niche in hematopoietic malignancies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / pathology*
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Stem Cell Niche*