Relationship between macrophages and erythropoiesis.
- Author:
Ran-Ran ZHANG
1
;
Xiao-Fan ZHU
Author Information
1. Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Pediatric Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Pecking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, China. xfzhu1981@126.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Erythropoiesis;
Humans;
Integrin alpha4beta1;
physiology;
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors;
physiology;
Macrophages;
physiology;
Mice;
Phenotype;
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1;
physiology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2016;18(1):94-99
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Macrophages have two major roles in regulating the dynamic equilibrium in erythropoiesis, promoting the differentiation and maturation of nucleated red blood cells into reticulocytes and removing old red blood cells. A recent mouse study has demonstrated that the phenotype of macrophages in erythroblastic islands is CD169+ VCAM-1+ ER-HR3+ CD11b+ F4/80+ Ly-6G+. Molecular connections between erythroid progenitor cells and central macrophages help to maintain the function and integrity of erythroblastic islands. New research advances in Kruppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) provide new evidence for the important role of macrophages in erythroblastic islands. Macrophages play an important role in erythropoiesis both in sickness and in health, and provide a potential targeted therapy for diseases such as polycythemia vera and beta-thalassemia in the future.
