Multiple myeloma(MM)is a hematological malignancy characterized by the accumulation of immunoglobulin-secreting clonal plasma cells at the bone marrow(BM).The interaction between MM cells and the BM microenvironment,a...Multiple myeloma(MM)is a hematological malignancy characterized by the accumulation of immunoglobulin-secreting clonal plasma cells at the bone marrow(BM).The interaction between MM cells and the BM microenvironment,and specifically BM mesenchymal stem cells(BM-MSCs),has a key role in the pathophysiology of this disease.Multiple data support the idea that BM-MSCs not only enhance the proliferation and survival of MM cells but are also involved in the resistance of MM cells to certain drugs,aiding the progression of this hematological tumor.The relation of MM cells with the resident BM-MSCs is a two-way interaction.MM modulate the behavior of BM-MSCs altering their expression profile,proliferation rate,osteogenic potential,and expression of senescence markers.In turn,modified BM-MSCs can produce a set of cytokines that would modulate the BM microenvironment to favor disease progression.The interaction between MM cells and BM-MSCs can be mediated by the secretion of a variety of soluble factors and extracellular vesicles carrying microRNAs,long non-coding RNAs or other molecules.However,the communication between these two types of cells could also involve a direct physical interaction through adhesion molecules or tunneling nanotubes.Thus,understanding the way this communication works and developing strategies to interfere in the process,would preclude the expansion of the MM cells and might offer alternative treatments for this incurable disease.展开更多
基金Supported by The“Instituto de Salud Carlos III,No.PI22/00264A Predoctoral Program in Biomedicine from The University of Cantabria and The Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla-IDIVAL(Alberto González-González and Daniel García-Sánchez),No.PREVAL19/02,and No.PREVAL20/01“Investigo Program”,part of the“Plan Nacional de Recuperación,Transformación y Resiliencia”from The Spanish Government(Mónica del Dujo-Gutiérrez).
文摘Multiple myeloma(MM)is a hematological malignancy characterized by the accumulation of immunoglobulin-secreting clonal plasma cells at the bone marrow(BM).The interaction between MM cells and the BM microenvironment,and specifically BM mesenchymal stem cells(BM-MSCs),has a key role in the pathophysiology of this disease.Multiple data support the idea that BM-MSCs not only enhance the proliferation and survival of MM cells but are also involved in the resistance of MM cells to certain drugs,aiding the progression of this hematological tumor.The relation of MM cells with the resident BM-MSCs is a two-way interaction.MM modulate the behavior of BM-MSCs altering their expression profile,proliferation rate,osteogenic potential,and expression of senescence markers.In turn,modified BM-MSCs can produce a set of cytokines that would modulate the BM microenvironment to favor disease progression.The interaction between MM cells and BM-MSCs can be mediated by the secretion of a variety of soluble factors and extracellular vesicles carrying microRNAs,long non-coding RNAs or other molecules.However,the communication between these two types of cells could also involve a direct physical interaction through adhesion molecules or tunneling nanotubes.Thus,understanding the way this communication works and developing strategies to interfere in the process,would preclude the expansion of the MM cells and might offer alternative treatments for this incurable disease.