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Flow Cytometry to Estimate Leukemia Stem Cells in Primary Acute Myeloid Leukemia and in Patient-derived-xenografts, at Diagnosis and Follow Up
Published on: March 26, 2018
Cellular and Molecular State of Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells
Xueqin Xie1,2, Mengdie Feng1,2, Qifan Wang1,2
1The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Abstract:
Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) are leukemia-initiating population with the capacity to self-renew, differentiate, and stay quiescent. Human hematopoietic malignancies such as chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are derived from this cell population. LSCs are also responsible for disease relapse due to its resistance to drug treatment. This rare cell population is phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous. Increasing evidence indicates that this heterogeneous cellular state of LSCs might determine the different drug sensitivity and is the major reason for disease relapse. In here, focusing on myeloid leukemia stem cells, we describe the biological features including cellular and molecular state, heterogeneity of LSCs, and the dynamic cross talk between LSCs and bone marrow microenvironment. These specific features of LSCs highlight the dynamic cellular state of LSCs, and further exploring on it might provide potential therapeutic targets that are important for eliminating LSCs.
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