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IFNα-mediated remodeling of endothelial cells in the bone marrow niche.
Haematologica - 1 Mar 2017
Prendergast Áine M, Kuck Andrea, van Essen Mieke, Haas Simon, Blaszkiewicz Sandra, Essers Marieke A G
Abstract excerpt
In the bone marrow, endothelial cells are a major component of the hematopoietic stem cell vascular niche and are a first line of defense against inflammatory stress and infection. The primary response of an organism to infection involves the synthesis of immune-modulatory cytokines, including interferon alpha. In the bone marrow, interferon alpha induces rapid cell cycle entry of hematopoietic stem cells in vivo...
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