scholarly journals 'Role of bone marrow stromal cells in the growth of human multiple myeloma

Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
pp. 2688-2693 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Caligaris-Cappio ◽  
L Bergui ◽  
MG Gregoretti ◽  
G Gaidano ◽  
M Gaboli ◽  
...  

We have verified the hypothesis that multiple myeloma (MM) may be disseminated by circulating clonogenic cells that selectively home to the bone marrow (BM) to receive the signal(s) leading to proliferation, terminal differentiation, and production of the osteoclast activating factors. Long-term cultures of stromal cells have been developed from the BM of nine patients with MM. These cells were mostly fibroblast- like elements, interspersed with a proportion of scattered macrophages and rare osteoclasts. BM stromal cells were CD54+, produced high levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and measurable amounts of IL-1 beta, and were used as feeder layers for autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). After 3 weeks of cocultures, monoclonal B lymphocytes and plasma cells, derived from PBMC, developed and the number of osteoclasts significantly increased. Both populations grew tightly adherent to the stromal cell layer and their expansion was matched by a sharp increase of IL-6 and by the appearance of IL-3 in the culture supernatant. These data attribute to BM stromal cells a critical role in supporting the growth of B lymphocytes, plasma cells, and osteoclasts and the in vivo dissemination of MM.

Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
pp. 2688-2693 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Caligaris-Cappio ◽  
L Bergui ◽  
MG Gregoretti ◽  
G Gaidano ◽  
M Gaboli ◽  
...  

Abstract We have verified the hypothesis that multiple myeloma (MM) may be disseminated by circulating clonogenic cells that selectively home to the bone marrow (BM) to receive the signal(s) leading to proliferation, terminal differentiation, and production of the osteoclast activating factors. Long-term cultures of stromal cells have been developed from the BM of nine patients with MM. These cells were mostly fibroblast- like elements, interspersed with a proportion of scattered macrophages and rare osteoclasts. BM stromal cells were CD54+, produced high levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and measurable amounts of IL-1 beta, and were used as feeder layers for autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). After 3 weeks of cocultures, monoclonal B lymphocytes and plasma cells, derived from PBMC, developed and the number of osteoclasts significantly increased. Both populations grew tightly adherent to the stromal cell layer and their expansion was matched by a sharp increase of IL-6 and by the appearance of IL-3 in the culture supernatant. These data attribute to BM stromal cells a critical role in supporting the growth of B lymphocytes, plasma cells, and osteoclasts and the in vivo dissemination of MM.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayelle Itoua Maïga ◽  
Jennifer Lemieux ◽  
Annie Roy ◽  
Carl Simard ◽  
Sonia Néron

The in vitro CD40-CD154 interaction promotes human B lymphocytes differentiation into plasma cells. Currently, CD138 is the hallmark marker enabling the detection of human plasma cells, both in vitro and in vivo; its presence can be monitored by flow cytometry using a specific antibody. We have developed a culture system allowing for the differentiation of memory B lymphocytes. In order to detect the newly formed plasma cells, we have compared their staining using five anti-CD138 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). As a reference, we also tested human cell lines, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and bone marrow samples. The five anti-CD138 mAbs stained RPMI-8226 cells (>98%) with variable stain index (SI). The highest SI was obtained with B-A38 mAb while the lowest SI was obtained with DL-101 and 1D4 mAbs. However, the anti-CD138 mAbs were not showing equivalent CD138+cells frequencies within the generated plasma cells. B-A38, B-B4, and MI-15 were similar (15–25%) while DL-101 mAb stained a higher proportion of CD138-positive cells (38–42%). DL-101 and B-A38 mAbs stained similar populations in bone marrow samples but differed in their capacity to bind toCD138highandCD138locell lines. In conclusion, such cellular fluctuations suggest heterogeneity in human plasma cell populations and/or in CD138 molecules.


Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2149
Author(s):  
Kimberley C. Clark ◽  
Duncan R. Hewett ◽  
Vasilios Panagopoulos ◽  
Natalya Plakhova ◽  
Khatora S. Opperman ◽  
...  

In most instances, multiple myeloma (MM) plasma cells (PCs) are reliant on factors made by cells of the bone marrow (BM) stroma for their survival and growth. To date, the nature and cellular composition of the BM tumor microenvironment and the critical factors which drive tumor progression remain imprecisely defined. Our studies show that Gremlin1 (Grem1), a highly conserved protein, which is abundantly secreted by a subset of BM mesenchymal stromal cells, plays a critical role in MM disease development. Analysis of human and mouse BM stromal samples by quantitative PCR showed that GREM1/Grem1 expression was significantly higher in the MM tumor-bearing cohorts compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05, Mann–Whitney test). Additionally, BM-stromal cells cultured with 5TGM1 MM PC line expressed significantly higher levels of Grem1, compared to stromal cells alone (p < 0.01, t-test), suggesting that MM PCs promote increased Grem1 expression in stromal cells. Furthermore, the proliferation of 5TGM1 MM PCs was found to be significantly increased when co-cultured with Grem1-overexpressing stromal cells (p < 0.01, t-test). To examine the role of Grem1 in MM disease in vivo, we utilized the 5TGM1/KaLwRij mouse model of MM. Our studies showed that, compared to immunoglobulin G (IgG) control antibody-treated mice, mice treated with an anti-Grem1 neutralizing antibody had a decrease in MM tumor burden of up to 81.2% (p < 0.05, two-way ANOVA). The studies presented here demonstrate, for the first time, a novel positive feedback loop between MM PCs and BM stroma, and that inhibiting this vicious cycle with a neutralizing antibody can dramatically reduce tumor burden in a preclinical mouse model of MM.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 5042-5042
Author(s):  
Kenji Ishitsuka ◽  
Teru Hideshima ◽  
Paola Neri ◽  
Sonia Vallet ◽  
Norihiko Shiraishi ◽  
...  

Abstract The interaction between multiple myeloma (MM) cells and the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment plays a crucial role not only in proliferation and survival of MM cells, but also in osteoclastogenesis. In this study, we examined diverse potential of novel p38MAPK inhibitor LSN2322600 (LSN) for MM therapy in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxic activity of LSN against MM cell lines was modest; however, LSN significantly enhances the cytotoxicity of Bortezomib by down-regulating Bortezomib-induced heat shock protein (HSP) 27 phosphorylation. We next examined the effects of LSN on cytokine secretion in MM cells, bone marrow stromal cells and osteoclast precursor cells. LSN inhibited IL-6 secretion from long-term cultured-bone marrow stromal cells (LT-BMSCs) and bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) from MM patients in remission. LSN also inhibited MIP-1 α secretion by fresh tumor cells, BMMNCs and CD14 positive cells. Since these cytokines mediate osteoclastogenesis, we further examined whether LSN could inhibit osteoclastogenesis. Importantly, LSN inhibited in vitro osteoclastogenesis induced by macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor- κ B ligand (sRANKL), as well as osteoclastogenesis in the severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)-Hu mouse model of human MM. These results suggest that LSN represents a promising novel targeted strategy to reduce skeletal complications as well as to sensitize or overcome resistance to Bortezomib.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 107 (10) ◽  
pp. 4053-4062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teru Hideshima ◽  
Laurence Catley ◽  
Hiroshi Yasui ◽  
Kenji Ishitsuka ◽  
Noopur Raje ◽  
...  

Perifosine is a synthetic novel alkylphospholipid, a new class of antitumor agents which targets cell membranes and inhibits Akt activation. Here we show that baseline phosphorylation of Akt in multiple myeloma (MM) cells is completely inhibited by perifosine [octadecyl-(1,1-dimethyl-piperidinio-4-yl)-phosphate] in a time- and dose-dependent fashion, without inhibiting phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 phosphorylation. Perifosine induces significant cytotoxicity in both MM cell lines and patient MM cells resistant to conventional therapeutic agents. Perifosine does not induce cytotoxicity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Neither exogenous interleukin-6 (IL-6) nor insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF-1) overcomes Perifosine-induced cytotoxicity. Importantly, Perifosine induces apoptosis even of MM cells adherent to bone marrow stromal cells. Perifosine triggers c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation, followed by caspase-8/9 and poly (ADP)-ribose polymerase cleavage. Inhibition of JNK abrogates perifosine-induced cytotoxicity, suggesting that JNK plays an essential role in perifosine-induced apoptosis. Interestingly, phosphorylation of extracellular signal–related kinase (ERK) is increased by perifosine; conversely, MEK inhibitor synergistically enhances Perifosine-induced cytotoxicity in MM cells. Furthermore, perifosine augments dexamethasone, doxorubicin, melphalan, and bortezomib-induced MM cell cytotoxicity. Finally, perifosine demonstrates significant antitumor activity in a human plasmacytoma mouse model, associated with down-regulation of Akt phosphorylation in tumor cells. Taken together, our data provide the rationale for clinical trials of perifosine to improve patient outcome in MM.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 5058-5058
Author(s):  
Attaya Suvannasankha ◽  
Colin D. Crean ◽  
Rajasubramaniam Shanmugam ◽  
Rafat Abonour ◽  
H. Scott Boswell ◽  
...  

Abstract Parthenolide is a sesquiterpene lactone, a new class of antitumor agents which target nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB). Although the activation of NFkB has been implicated in the growth and drug resistance of multiple myeloma (MM) cells, the efficacy of parthenolide in MM is unknown. Here we show that parthenolide inhibits the NFkB DNA binding in MM cells in a time- and dose-dependent fashion. Parthenolide inhibits the proliferation of MM cell lines, as well as tumor cells from chemotherapy-resistant MM patients; however, at the effective doses it is not toxic to peripheral blood mononuclear cells or bone marrow stromal cells. Neither exogenous interleukin-6 (IL-6) nor insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) overcome the parthenolide-induced cytotoxicity. In addition, parthenolide inhibits the proliferation of MM cells adherent to bone marrow stromal cells. Parthenolide has a minimal effect on cell cycle progression but strongly induces apoptosis. Parthenolide activates caspases 8 and 3 more strongly than caspase 9, resulting in the cleavage of poly (ADP)-ribose polymerase (PARP) and XIAP. Z-VAD-FMK partially blunts the PARP cleavage but does not protect MM cells against apoptosis. Parthenolide induces p21 accumulation, while the levels of Bax, IAP2, cyclin D, Bcl-X and p53 or the phosphorylation status of JNK, AKT and ERK are unaffected. In addition, parthenolide augments dexamethasone-induced cytotoxicity. Our study therefore provides the rationale for the future clinical development of parthenolide, or its combination with dexamethasone, in MM therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4462
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Giannakoulas ◽  
Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos ◽  
Evangelos Terpos

The development and effectiveness of novel therapies in multiple myeloma have been established in large clinical trials. However, multiple myeloma remains an incurable malignancy despite significant therapeutic advances. Accumulating data have elucidated our understanding of the genetic background of the malignant plasma cells along with the role of the bone marrow microenvironment. Currently, the interaction among myeloma cells and the components of the microenvironment are considered crucial in multiple myeloma pathogenesis. Adhesion molecules, cytokines and the extracellular matrix play a critical role in the interplay among genetically transformed clonal plasma cells and stromal cells, leading to the proliferation, progression and survival of myeloma cells. In this review, we provide an overview of the multifaceted role of the bone marrow microenvironment in the growth and development of malignant plasma cells in multiple myeloma.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke Winkler ◽  
Carlota Farré Díaz ◽  
Eric Blanc ◽  
Hanna Napieczynska ◽  
Patrick Langner ◽  
...  

Multiple myeloma (MM), a tumor of germinal center (GC)-experienced plasma cells, comprises distinct genetic subgroups, such as the t(11;14)/CCND1 and the t(4;14)/MMSET subtype. We have generated subgroup-specific MM models by the GC B cell-specific co-activation of Ccnd1 or MMSET with a constitutively active Ikk2 mutant, mimicking the secondary NFκB activation frequently seen in human MM. Ccnd1/Ikk2ca and MMSET/Ikk2ca mice developed a pronounced, clonally restricted plasma cell outgrowth with age, accompanied by serum M spikes, bone marrow insufficiency and bone lesions. The transgenic plasma cells could be propagated in vivo and showed transcriptional profiles resembling their human counterparts. Thus, we show that Ccnd1 and MMSET cooperate with NFκB in MM pathogenesis, considering for the first time the genetic heterogeneity of MM for the generation of preclinical models.


Leukemia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1743-1751 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hipp ◽  
Y-T Tai ◽  
D Blanset ◽  
P Deegen ◽  
J Wahl ◽  
...  

Abstract B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a highly plasma cell-selective protein that is expressed on malignant plasma cells of multiple myeloma (MM) patients and therefore is an ideal target for T-cell redirecting therapies. We developed a bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) targeting BCMA and CD3ɛ (BI 836909) and studied its therapeutic impacts on MM. BI 836909 induced selective lysis of BCMA-positive MM cells, activation of T cells, release of cytokines and T-cell proliferation; whereas BCMA-negative cells were not affected. Activity of BI 836909 was not influenced by the presence of bone marrow stromal cells, soluble BCMA or a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL). In ex vivo assays, BI 836909 induced potent autologous MM cell lysis in both, newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory patient samples. In mouse xenograft studies, BI 836909 induced tumor cell depletion in a subcutaneous NCI-H929 xenograft model and prolonged survival in an orthotopic L-363 xenograft model. In a cynomolgus monkey study, administration of BI 836909 led to depletion of BCMA-positive plasma cells in the bone marrow. Taken together, these results show that BI 836909 is a highly potent and efficacious approach to selectively deplete BCMA-positive MM cells and represents a novel immunotherapeutic for the treatment of MM.


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