Project description:Radium 223 (Rad223) is a bone-seeking, alpha-particle-emitting radionuclide approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and is currently being tested in a variety of clinical trials for primary and metastatic cancers to bone. Clinical evaluation of Rad223 hematologic safety showed a significantly increased rate of neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in patients, hinting at myelosuppression as side effect. In this study we present a preclinical approach to investigate the consequences of Rad223 treatment on bone marrow biology. Rad223 accumulated in bones and induced confined radiation damage, followed by progressive replacement of the impaired areas with adipocyte infiltration, as monitored by three-dimensional multiphoton microscopy, ex vivo. Flow cytometry and single cell transcriptomic analyses on bone marrow hematopoietic populations revealed transient, non-specific Rad223-mediated cytotoxicity on resident populations, including stem, progenitor and mature leukocytes. This was paralleled by a significant decrease of white blood cells and platelets in peripheral blood, which was overcome within 40 days post-treatment. Rad223 exposure did not impair full hematopoietic reconstitution, suggesting that the bone marrow function is not permanently hampered. Our results provide a comprehensive explanation of Rad223 reversible effects on bone marrow cells and exclude long-term myelotoxicity, supporting its safety during treatment of patients at both early and late disease stages.
Project description:Total bone marrow (BM) from miR-223 knockout (mir-223-/-) and wildtype (miR-223+/+) mice 21 was extracted, prestimulated for 2 days. Then, the BM cells were simultaneously cotransduced with MSCV-Hoxa9-pgk-neomycin and a MSCV-Meis1-IRES-YFP by co-cultivation with irradiated (4,000 cGy) viral producers. HoxA9-Meis1 transduced cells were sorted for YFP expression and continuously selected with neomycin (1.4 mg/ml). Processing of the pre-miRNA through Dicer1 generates a miRNA duplex, consisting of a miRNA and miRNA* strand. Despite the general view that miRNA*s have no functional role, we further investigated miRNA* species in 10 deep sequencing libraries from mouse and human tissue. Comparing miRNA/miRNA* ratios across the miRNA sequence libraries revealed that 50% of the investigated miRNA duplexes exhibit a highly dominant strand. Conversely, 10% of miRNA duplexes show a comparable expression of both strands, while the remaining 40% exhibit variable ratios across the examined libraries as exemplified by miR-223/miR-223* in murine and human cell lines. Functional analyses revealed a regulatory role for miR-223* in myeloid progenitor cells, implying an active role for both arms of the miR-223 duplex. This was further underscored by the demonstration that miR-223 and miR-223* target the IGF1R/PIK3 axis and that high miR-223* levels associate with increased overall survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Thus, we found a supporting role for miR-223* in differentiating myeloid cells in normal as well as the leukemic cell state. The fact that the miR-223 duplex acts through both arms extends the complexity of miRNA-directed gene regulation of this myeloid key miRNA.
Project description:Transient expansion and myofibroblast conversion of marrow adipogenic lineage precursors (MALPs) mediate bone marrow repair after radiation
Project description:Total bone marrow (BM) from miR-223 knockout (mir-223-/-) and wildtype (miR-223+/+) mice 21 was extracted, prestimulated for 2 days. Then, the BM cells were simultaneously cotransduced with MSCV-Hoxa9-pgk-neomycin and a MSCV-Meis1-IRES-YFP by co-cultivation with irradiated (4,000 cGy) viral producers. HoxA9-Meis1 transduced cells were sorted for YFP expression and continuously selected with neomycin (1.4 mg/ml). Processing of the pre-miRNA through Dicer1 generates a miRNA duplex, consisting of a miRNA and miRNA* strand. Despite the general view that miRNA*s have no functional role, we further investigated miRNA* species in 10 deep sequencing libraries from mouse and human tissue. Comparing miRNA/miRNA* ratios across the miRNA sequence libraries revealed that 50% of the investigated miRNA duplexes exhibit a highly dominant strand. Conversely, 10% of miRNA duplexes show a comparable expression of both strands, while the remaining 40% exhibit variable ratios across the examined libraries as exemplified by miR-223/miR-223* in murine and human cell lines. Functional analyses revealed a regulatory role for miR-223* in myeloid progenitor cells, implying an active role for both arms of the miR-223 duplex. This was further underscored by the demonstration that miR-223 and miR-223* target the IGF1R/PIK3 axis and that high miR-223* levels associate with increased overall survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Thus, we found a supporting role for miR-223* in differentiating myeloid cells in normal as well as the leukemic cell state. The fact that the miR-223 duplex acts through both arms extends the complexity of miRNA-directed gene regulation of this myeloid key miRNA. 2 biological replicates
Project description:Bone marrow microenvironment in MM contains a unique miR signature, which is partially present and detectable in the peripheral blood. A subset of miRs (let-7i, miR-106b, miR-15a, and miR16) shows aberrant expression in the precursor lesion of MGUS, while aberrant expression of other miRs (let-7a, miR-15a/b, miR-19b, miR-20a, miR-21, miR-223, and miR-361) is associated with cell proliferation and disease progression. miRNA profiling was performed using Agilent miRNA array platforms with RNAs isolated from the bone marrow supernatant of multiple myeloma.
Project description:Bone marrow microenvironment in MM contains a unique miR signature, which is partially present and detectable in the peripheral blood. A subset of miRs (let-7i, miR-106b, miR-15a, and miR16) shows aberrant expression in the precursor lesion of MGUS, while aberrant expression of other miRs (let-7a, miR-15a/b, miR-19b, miR-20a, miR-21, miR-223, and miR-361) is associated with cell proliferation and disease progression.