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Determinants of platelet number and regulation of thrombopoiesis

2009; American Society of Hematology; Volume: 2009; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1182/asheducation-2009.1.147

1520-4391

Kenneth Kaushansky,

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract Our understanding of thrombopoiesis has improved greatly in the last two decades with the availability of in vitro assays of megakaryocyte progenitor cell growth, with the cloning and characterization of stem cell factor (SCF) and thrombopoietin (Tpo), the latter the primary humoral regulator of this process, and with the generation of genetically altered murine models of thrombopoietic failure and excess. While SCF affects developmentally early aspects of megakaryocyte growth, Tpo affects nearly all aspects of platelet production, from hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and expansion, through stimulation of megakaryocyte progenitor cell proliferation, to supporting their maturation into platelet-producing cells. The molecular and cellular mechanisms through which the marrow microenvironment and humoral mediators affect platelet production provide new insights into the interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic influences on hematopoiesis, and highlight new opportunities to translate basic biology into clinical advances.