VEGFR-1 (FLT-1) activation modulates acute lymphoblastic leukemia localization and survival within the bone marrow, determining the onset of extramedullary disease
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Fragoso, R
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机构:IPOFG, Angiogenesis Lab, Ctr Invest Patobiol Mol, P-1099023 Lisbon, Portugal
Fragoso, R
Pereira, T
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机构:IPOFG, Angiogenesis Lab, Ctr Invest Patobiol Mol, P-1099023 Lisbon, Portugal
Pereira, T
Wu, Y
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Wu, Y
Zhu, ZP
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Zhu, ZP
Cabeçadas, J
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Cabeçadas, J
Dias, S
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The presence of persistent circulating leukemia cells, or engrafted into extramedullary tissues, is a bad prognostic factor for patients with acute leukemia. However, little is known about the mechanisms that regulate the exit of leukemia cells from the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. We reveal that vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (FLT-1) modulates acute leukemia distribution within the BM, along VEGF and PIGF gradients, regulating leukemia survival and exit into the peripheral circulation. FLT-1 activation on acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells results in cell migration and proliferation in vitro, whereas in vivo FLT-1-overexpressing cells accumulate in the BM epiphysis of nonobese diabetic-severe combined immunodeficient (NOD-SCID) recipients and are detected in circulation 2 weeks after inoculation. In turn, FLT-1 neutralization affects leukemia localization (now in the BM diaphysis), increases leukemia apoptosis, and impedes the exit of ALL cells, prolonging the survival of inoculated mice. We demonstrate further that FLT-1-induced cell migration involves actin polymerization and lipid raft formation. Taken together, we show that FLT-1 regulates the BM localization of ALL cells, determining their survival and exit into the circulation and ultimately the survival of inoculated recipients. FLT-1 targeting on subsets of acute leukemias may delay the onset of extramedullary disease, which may be advantageous in combinatorial therapeutic settings.