Hematopoietic stem cell(HSC) transplantation is the only curative therapy for many diseases.HSCs from umbilical cord blood(UCB) source have many advantages over from bone marrow.However,limited HSC dose in a single CB...Hematopoietic stem cell(HSC) transplantation is the only curative therapy for many diseases.HSCs from umbilical cord blood(UCB) source have many advantages over from bone marrow.However,limited HSC dose in a single CB unit restrict its widespread use.Over the past two decades,ex vivo HSC expansion with small molecules has been an effective approach for obtaining adequate HSCs.Till now,several small-molecule compounds have entered the phase Ⅰ/Ⅱ trials,showing safe and favorable pharmacological profiles.As HSC expansion has become a hot topic over recent years,many newly identified small molecules along with novel biological mechanisms for HSC expansion would help solve this challenging issue.Here,we will give an overview of HSC biology,discovery and medicinal chemistry development of small molecules,natural products targeting for HSC expansion,and their recent clinical progresses,as well as potential protein targets for HSC expansion.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(82073701,31900687)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(SBK2019040713,China)+2 种基金the Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines,China Pharmaceutical University(SKLNMZZ202013,China)supported by Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization,China Pharmaceutical University(No.2020KFKT-5,China)“Double First-Class”University Project(CPU2018GF04,China)。
文摘Hematopoietic stem cell(HSC) transplantation is the only curative therapy for many diseases.HSCs from umbilical cord blood(UCB) source have many advantages over from bone marrow.However,limited HSC dose in a single CB unit restrict its widespread use.Over the past two decades,ex vivo HSC expansion with small molecules has been an effective approach for obtaining adequate HSCs.Till now,several small-molecule compounds have entered the phase Ⅰ/Ⅱ trials,showing safe and favorable pharmacological profiles.As HSC expansion has become a hot topic over recent years,many newly identified small molecules along with novel biological mechanisms for HSC expansion would help solve this challenging issue.Here,we will give an overview of HSC biology,discovery and medicinal chemistry development of small molecules,natural products targeting for HSC expansion,and their recent clinical progresses,as well as potential protein targets for HSC expansion.
