Qu_2010_Am.J.Pathol_176_2394

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Title : Critical roles of lysosomal acid lipase in myelopoiesis - Qu_2010_Am.J.Pathol_176_2394
Author(s) : Qu P , Shelley WC , Yoder MC , Wu L , Du H , Yan C
Ref : American Journal of Pathology , 176 :2394 , 2010
Abstract :

Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) is a key enzyme that cleaves cholesteryl esters and triglycerides to generate free fatty acids and cholesterol in lysosomes. Genetic ablation of the lal gene (lal(-/-)) in mice has resulted in a systemic increase of macrophages and neutrophils, causing severe inflammation and pathogenesis in multiple organs. We hypothesized that aberrant growth and differentiation of myeloid cells in lal(-/-) mice arises from dysregulated production of progenitor cells in the bone marrow. Indeed, lal(-/-) mice displayed increased numbers of primitive lin(-)Sca-1(+)c-Kit(+) (LSK) cells and granulocyte-macrophage precursors (GMP). Increased high proliferative potential colony-forming cells (HPP-CFC) were enumerated from cultured lal(-/-) bone marrow cells, as were significantly more CFU-GM, CFU-G, and CFU-M colonies. As a consequence, lal(-/-) mice developed significant myeloid infiltration, particularly with CD11b+/Gr-1+ myeloid-derived suppressive cells in multiple organs. Both decreased apoptosis and increased proliferation contribute to the systemic increase of myeloid cells in lal(-/-) myeloid cells. These lal(-/-) CD11b(+)/Gr-1(+) cells displayed suppressive activity on T cell proliferation and function in vitro. Bone marrow chimeras confirmed that the myeloproliferative disorder in lal(-/-) mice was primarily attributable to autonomous defects in myeloid progenitor cells, although the hematopoietic microenvironment in the lal(-/-) mice did not support hematopoiesis normally. These results provide evidence that LAL is an important regulator of myelopoiesis during hematopoietic development, differentiation, and homeostasis.

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Gene_locus related to this paper: mouse-1llip

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Gene_locus mouse-1llip
Family Acidic_Lipase

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Qu P, Shelley WC, Yoder MC, Wu L, Du H, Yan C (2010)
Critical roles of lysosomal acid lipase in myelopoiesis
American Journal of Pathology 176 :2394

Qu P, Shelley WC, Yoder MC, Wu L, Du H, Yan C (2010)
American Journal of Pathology 176 :2394