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Contribution of Extramedullary Hematopoiesis to Atherosclerosis. The Spleen as a Neglected Hub of Inflammatory Cells

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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.586527

Keywords

hematopoiesis; atherogenesis; extramedullar manifestations; inflammation; spleen

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  1. Ministerio de Ciencia, Investigacion y Universidades
  2. Agencia Estatal de Investigacion [SAF201782436-R, RTC2017-6283-1, PID2019-104284RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]
  3. Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares [CB16/11/00222]
  4. Fundacion Ramon Areces [CIVP18A3864]
  5. Consorcio de Investigacion en Red de la Comunidad de Madrid [S2017/BMD3686]
  6. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional
  7. Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) incidence is becoming higher. This fact is promoted by metabolic disorders such as obesity, and aging. Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most of these pathologies. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that begins with the progressive accumulation of lipids and fibrotic materials in the blood-vessel wall, which leads to massive leukocyte recruitment. Rupture of the fibrous cap of the atherogenic cusps is responsible for tissue ischemic events, among them myocardial infarction. Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH), or blood cell production outside the bone marrow (BM), occurs when the normal production of these cells is impaired (chronic hematological and genetic disorders, leukemia, etc.) or is altered by metabolic disorders, such as hypercholesterolemia, or after myocardial infarction. Recent studies indicate that the main EMH tissues (spleen, liver, adipose and lymph nodes) complement the hematopoietic function of the BM, producing circulating inflammatory cells that infiltrate into the atheroma. Indeed, the spleen, which is a secondary lymphopoietic organ with high metabolic activity, contains a reservoir of myeloid progenitors and monocytes, constituting an important source of inflammatory cells to the atherosclerotic lesion. Furthermore, the spleen also plays an important role in lipid homeostasis and immune-cell selection. Interestingly, clinical evidence from splenectomized subjects shows that they are more susceptible to developing pathologies, such as dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis due to the loss of immune selection. Although CVDs represent the leading cause of death worldwide, the mechanisms involving the spleen-atherosclerosis-heart axis cross-talk remain poorly characterized.

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