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Chronic interleukin-1 exposure drives haematopoietic stem cells towards precocious myeloid differentiation at the expense of self-renewal

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Pietras, Eric M., Mirantes-Barbeito, Cristina, Fong, Sarah, Loeffler, Dirk, Kovtonyuk, Larisa V., Zhang, SiYi, Lakshminarasimhan, Ranjani, Chin, Chih Peng +7 more·2016·Nature Cell Biology

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Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintain lifelong blood production and increase blood cell numbers in response to chronic and acute injury. However, the mechanism(s) by which inflammatory insults are communicated to HSCs and their consequences for HSC activity remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that interleukin-1 (IL-1), which functions as a key pro-inflammatory 'emergency' signal, directly accelerates cell division and myeloid differentiation of HSCs through precocious activation of a PU.1-dependent gene program. Although this effect is essential for rapid myeloid recovery following acute injury to the bone marrow, chronic IL-1 exposure restricts HSC lineage output, severely erodes HSC self-renewal capacity, and primes IL-1-exposed HSCs to fail massive replicative challenges such as transplantation. Importantly, these damaging effects are transient and fully reversible on IL-1 withdrawal. Our results identify a critical regulatory circuit that tailors HSC responses to acute needs, and is likely to underlie deregulated blood homeostasis in chronic inflammation conditions.

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  • IL-1β rapidly and robustly induces PU.1 expression in HSC and MPP populations, including MPPGM.

    “We found that IL-1β rapidly and robustly induces PU.1 expression in HSC and MPP populations (Pietras et al., 2016), including MPPGM.”

    From PU.1 is required to restrain myelopoiesis during chronic inflammatory stress (2023) · cites this paper as Pietras et al., 2016

    In Results, ‘Precocious activation of a PU.1 molecular circuit,’ the paper reports strong, rapid PU.1 induction in IL-1β-treated HSCs, but limited or absent activation in treated MPPs and GMPs. That directly conflicts with the citation’s attribution of robust induction across HSC and MPP populations. The phrase ‘including MPPGM’ follows the citation and appears to describe the citing authors’ own finding. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Chronic pro-inflammatory signaling due to chronic infections or repetitive sterile inflammation is detrimental to HSPC self-renewal, promoting loss of quiescence and differentiation.

    “Chronic pro-inflammatory signaling due to chronic infections or repetitive sterile inflammation, however, has been shown to be detrimental to HSPC self-renewal, promoting loss of quiescence and differentiation [61–65].”

    From Clonal hematopoiesis and inflammation – the perpetual cycle (2023) · cites this paper as [62]

    The Results sections on haematopoietic remodelling and chronic IL-1 exposure report increased HSC division, myeloid-biased differentiation, and impaired self-renewal after repeated IL-1 treatment in mice. The paper does not establish those combined effects specifically in chronic infection or repetitive sterile inflammation, so the claim extends beyond the condition tested. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • IL-1 can stimulate HSC proliferation, driving their myeloid differentiation at the expense of self-renewal, thus eroding their repopulating capacity.

    “Indeed, IL-1 can stimulate HSC proliferation, driving their myeloid differentiation at the expense of self-renewal, thus eroding their repopulating capacity.28,49,50”

    From Aging drives <i>Tet2</i> <i>+/−</i> clonal hematopoiesis via IL-1 signaling (2023) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Results sections on IL-1-accelerated differentiation and chronic exposure report faster HSC division, increased myeloid differentiation, and impaired self-renewal and transplantation capacity. But the claim omits the crucial duration qualifier: the Results section on acute stimulation says acute IL-1 exposure promotes myeloid recovery without impairing HSC self-renewal. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Long-term IL-1α treatment significantly impairs HSC self-renewal.

    “These data suggest that long-term IL-1α treatment significantly impairs HSC self-renewal, as previously shown28”

    From Aging drives <i>Tet2</i> <i>+/−</i> clonal hematopoiesis via IL-1 signaling (2023) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Results section (‘Chronic IL-1 exposure impairs HSC function’; page unavailable) reports significantly impaired HSC self-renewal after 70 days of treatment. However, the mice received IL-1β, not the IL-1α specified in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • The findings imply the existence of a braking mechanism that limits HSC cell cycle entry in response to chronic inflammatory stress.

    “These findings imply the existence of a braking mechanism that limits HSC cell cycle entry in response to chronic inflammatory stress (Pietras et al., 2016; Rabe et al., 2020).”

    From PU.1 enforces quiescence and limits hematopoietic stem cell expansion during inflammatory stress (2021) · cites this paper as Pietras et al., 2016

    The Discussion (page unavailable) reports that the HSC pool remains intact after chronic IL-1 exposure and suggests that a quiescent HSC subset may replenish responsive cells. That provides a basis for the citing authors’ inference, but the paper does not identify a braking mechanism limiting cell-cycle entry; the Results instead report increased HSC division after IL-1 treatment. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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Pietras, E. M., Mirantes-Barbeito, C., Fong, S., Loeffler, D., Kovtonyuk, L. V., Zhang, S., Lakshminarasimhan, R., Chin, C. P., Techner, J.-M., Will, B., Nerlov, C., Steidl, U., Manz, M. G., Schroeder, T., & Passegué, E.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • ETH Zurich (CH)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Pietras, Eric M.
Venue
Nature Cell Biology
Published
2016-04-25
Volume
18
Issue
6
Pages
607-618
ISSN
  • 1465-7392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4679
OpenAlex
W2343868815
Cited by
689
References
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Citations by year
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FWCI
44.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (146528, 310030)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/M024350/1)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL092471, F32HL106989)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA166429)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32AI007334)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K01DK105134, K01DK098315)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Blood disorders and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
Keywords
hematopoietic stem cells, interleukin-1, myeloid differentiation, HSC self-renewal, PU.1, chronic inflammation, bone marrow damage, HSC transplantation, blood homeostasis, inflammatory signaling
MeSH terms
Animals, Bone Marrow, Cell Division, Hematopoiesis, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Interleukin-1, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Cell Lineage, Cell Proliferation, Mice

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