Nociceptive nerves regulate haematopoietic stem cell mobilization

Xin Gao, Dachuan Zhang, Chunliang Xu, Huihui Li, Kathleen M. Caron and Paul S. Frenette ()
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Xin Gao: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dachuan Zhang: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chunliang Xu: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Huihui Li: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kathleen M. Caron: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paul S. Frenette: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nature, 2021, vol. 589, issue 7843, 591-596

Abstract: Abstract Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in specialized microenvironments in the bone marrow—often referred to as ‘niches’—that represent complex regulatory milieux influenced by multiple cellular constituents, including nerves1,2. Although sympathetic nerves are known to regulate the HSC niche3–6, the contribution of nociceptive neurons in the bone marrow remains unclear. Here we show that nociceptive nerves are required for enforced HSC mobilization and that they collaborate with sympathetic nerves to maintain HSCs in the bone marrow. Nociceptor neurons drive granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-induced HSC mobilization via the secretion of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). Unlike sympathetic nerves, which regulate HSCs indirectly via the niche3,4,6, CGRP acts directly on HSCs via receptor activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) and the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CALCRL) to promote egress by activating the Gαs/adenylyl cyclase/cAMP pathway. The ingestion of food containing capsaicin—a natural component of chili peppers that can trigger the activation of nociceptive neurons—significantly enhanced HSC mobilization in mice. Targeting the nociceptive nervous system could therefore represent a strategy to improve the yield of HSCs for stem cell-based therapeutic agents.

Date: 2021
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