Journal
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 133, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.238394
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Bone marrow adipocyte; Bone marrow cellularity; Hematopoiesis; Obesity
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- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre of The University of Toronto
- Foundation Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [FND-143203]
- Research Training Centre of The Hospital for Sick Children
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The bone marrow is a spatially restricted niche, housing cells of the hematopoietic and mesenchymal lineages in various hierarchical commitment states. Although highly localized, cells within this niche are also subject to regulation by environmental and/or circulatory changes through extensive vascularization. Bone marrow adipocytes, derived from mesenchymal stem cells and once known as marrow space fillers, are a heterogeneous population. These cells reside in distinct niches within the bone marrow and interact with proximal cells, such as hematopoietic precursors and lineage-committed cells. In this diverse cellular milieu, bone marrow adipocytes influence commitment decisions and cellular lineage selection by interacting with stem and progenitor cells. In addition, bone marrow adipocytes respond to environmental changes, such as obesity, by undergoing hypertrophy, hyperplasia or adoption of characteristics resembling those of peripheral brown, beige or white adipocytes. Here, we review recent findings and concepts on the influence of bone marrow adipocytes on hematopoietic and other cellular lineages within this niche. We discuss how changes in local, systemic, cellular and secreted signals impact on mesenchymal stem cell expansion, differentiation and lineage commitment. Furthermore, we highlight that bone marrow adipocytes may be intermediaries conveying environmental cues to influence hematopoietic cellular survival, proliferation and preferential differentiation.
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