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Defective engraftment of C3aR−/− hematopoietic stem progenitor cells shows a novel role of the C3a–C3aR axis in bone marrow homing

Leukemia volume 23, pages 1455–1461 (2009)Cite this article

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We reported that complement (C) becomes activated and cleaved in bone marrow during preconditioning for hematopoietic transplantation and the third C component (C3) cleavage fragments, C3a and desArgC3a, increase responsiveness of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) to stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1). We also showed that this homing-promoting effect is not C3a receptor (C3aR) dependent. Herein, we report our new observation that transplantation of C3aR−/− HSPCs into lethally irradiated recipients results in: (1) ∼5–7 day delay in recovery of platelets and leukocytes; (2) decrease in formation of day 12 colony-forming units-spleen; and (3) decrease in the number of donor-derived CFU-granulocyte-macrophage progenitors detectable in the bone marrow cavities at day 16 after transplantation. In agreement with the murine data, blockage of C3aR on human umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells by C3aR antagonist SB290157 impairs their engraftment in non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice. However, HSPCs from C3aR−/− mice stimulated by C3a still better responded to SDF-1 gradient, after exposure to C3a, they secrete less matrix metalloprotease-9 and show impaired adhesion to stroma cells. We conclude that C3a, in addition to enhancing responsiveness of HSPCs to SDF-1 gradient in a C3aR independent manner, may also directly modulate HSPC homing by augmenting C3aR-mediated secretion of matrix metalloprotease-9 and cell adhesion.

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Supported by NIH grant R01 CA106281, NIH R01 DK074720 and Stella and Henry Endowment to MZR.

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Wysoczynski, M., Reca, R., Lee, H. et al. Defective engraftment of C3aR−/− hematopoietic stem progenitor cells shows a novel role of the C3a–C3aR axis in bone marrow homing. Leukemia 23, 1455–1461 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2009.73

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