PMID- 23132593 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130718 LR - 20220408 IS - 1549-4918 (Electronic) IS - 1066-5099 (Print) IS - 1066-5099 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Feb TI - Tie2(+) bone marrow endothelial cells regulate hematopoietic stem cell regeneration following radiation injury. PG - 327-37 LID - 10.1002/stem.1275 [doi] AB - Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in proximity to bone marrow endothelial cells (BM ECs) and maintenance of the HSC pool is dependent upon EC-mediated c-kit signaling. Here, we used genetic models to determine whether radioprotection of BM ECs could facilitate hematopoietic regeneration following radiation-induced myelosuppression. We developed mice bearing deletion of the proapoptotic proteins, BAK and BAX, in Tie2(+) ECs and HSCs (Tie2Bak/Bax(Fl/-) mice) and compared their hematopoietic recovery following total body irradiation (TBI) with mice which retained Bax in Tie2(+) cells. Mice bearing deletion of Bak and Bax in Tie2(+) cells demonstrated protection of BM HSCs, preserved BM vasculature, and 100% survival following lethal dose TBI. In contrast, mice that retained Bax expression in Tie2(+) cells demonstrated depletion of BM HSCs, disrupted BM vasculature, and 10% survival post-TBI. In a complementary study, VEcadherinBak/Bax(Fl/-) mice, which lack Bak and Bax in VEcadherin(+) ECs, also demonstrated increased recovery of BM stem/progenitor cells following TBI compared to mice which retained Bax in VEcadherin(+) ECs. Importantly, chimeric mice that lacked Bak and Bax in HSCs but retained Bak and Bax in BM ECs displayed significantly decreased HSC content and survival following TBI compared to mice lacking Bak and Bax in both HSCs and BM ECs. These data suggest that the hematopoietic response to ionizing radiation is dependent upon HSC-autonomous responses but is regulated by BM EC-mediated mechanisms. Therefore, BM ECs may be therapeutically targeted as a means to augment hematopoietic reconstitution following myelosuppression. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 AlphaMed Press. FAU - Doan, Phuong L AU - Doan PL AD - Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. FAU - Russell, J Lauren AU - Russell JL FAU - Himburg, Heather A AU - Himburg HA FAU - Helms, Katherine AU - Helms K FAU - Harris, Jeffrey R AU - Harris JR FAU - Lucas, Joseph AU - Lucas J FAU - Holshausen, Kirsten C AU - Holshausen KC FAU - Meadows, Sarah K AU - Meadows SK FAU - Daher, Pamela AU - Daher P FAU - Jeffords, Laura B AU - Jeffords LB FAU - Chao, Nelson J AU - Chao NJ FAU - Kirsch, David G AU - Kirsch DG FAU - Chute, John P AU - Chute JP LA - eng GR - K02 AI093866/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI-067798-06/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 HL0070757-33/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - HL-086998-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - AI-067798-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U19 AI067798/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL086998/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Stem Cells JT - Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) JID - 9304532 RN - 0 (Bak1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Bax protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein) RN - 0 (bcl-2-Associated X Protein) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, TIE-2) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Tek protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*metabolism/pathology/radiation effects MH - Cadherins/genetics/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/*metabolism/pathology/radiation effects MH - Gene Expression/radiation effects MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*metabolism/pathology/radiation effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Radiation Injuries, Experimental/genetics/*metabolism/mortality/pathology MH - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Receptor, TIE-2 MH - Regeneration/radiation effects MH - Signal Transduction/radiation effects MH - Survival Analysis MH - *Whole-Body Irradiation MH - bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein/deficiency/genetics MH - bcl-2-Associated X Protein/deficiency/genetics PMC - PMC3580267 MID - NIHMS419473 COIS- DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Dr. John Chute is a scientific advisor to Becton Dickinson (Durham, NC). EDAT- 2012/11/08 06:00 MHDA- 2013/07/19 06:00 PMCR- 2014/02/01 CRDT- 2012/11/08 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/11/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/07/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/stem.1275 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells. 2013 Feb;31(2):327-37. doi: 10.1002/stem.1275.