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SUBMITTER: Giallongo C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4938578 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giallongo Cesarina C Romano Alessandra A Parrinello Nunziatina Laura NL La Cava Piera P Brundo Maria Violetta MV Bramanti Vincenzo V Stagno Fabio F Vigneri Paolo P Chiarenza Annalisa A Palumbo Giuseppe Alberto GA Tibullo Daniele D Di Raimondo Francesco F
PloS one 20160708 7
It is well known that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have a role in promotion of tumor growth, survival and drug-resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Recent reports indicated that a subpopulation of myeloid cells, defined as granulocyte-like myeloid-derived suppressor cells (G-MDSC) is increased in these patients. So far, the role of MSC in MDSC expansion and activation into the BM microenvironment remains unexplored. To address this question, here we use a specific experimental model in ...[more]