Abstract
A growing body of evidence supposts the role of redox signaling in the mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and homing. Cytokines and adhesion molecules control stem cell mobilization through a redox-regulated process. The FoxO-SirT network appears to be intimately involved in redox-regulated stem cell homeostasis, whereas the process of stem cell differentiation is regulated by redox effector factor-1 (Ref-1) protein. Lack of oxygen (hypoxia), specifically controlled hypoxia, can stimulate the growth of the stem cells in their niche, and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)1α appears to play a significant role in their maintenance and homing mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 989-995 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology (medical)
Keywords
- Cytokines
- FoxO
- Hematopoietic stem cells
- HIP-1α
- Redox signaling
- SirT
- Stem cell homing
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/physiology
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Humans
- Cytokines/physiology
- Sirtuins/physiology
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Animals
- Hypoxia/physiopathology
- DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase/physiology
- Cell Differentiation
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization