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. 2016 Nov 24;10(2):306. doi: 10.4081/oncol.2016.306

Table 1.

Arteriole and sinusoid vesselfactors involved in hematopoiesis regulation.

Factor Function
Chro. Normal BM Leukemia References
VEGFR-2 4q12 Recovery and reconstitution of HSCs Up regulation. 29-31
AKT phosphorylation.
Apoptosis inhibition.
Induces drugresistance.
SCF 12q22 Maintenance of HSCs Up regulation. 32-35
Leukemic cells growth.
E-selectin 1q24-25 Promotesthe proliferation of HSCs Survival of leukemic cells. 36-38
Migration of leukemic cells to another location
NO 7q35-36 Differentiation to myeloid progenitors Induces apoptosis in leukemia cells. 39-41
CXCL-12 10q11 Maintenance of HSCs Up regulation. 42-45
Survival and proliferation of leukemia cells
DLL1,4 (Notch ligand) 6q27 15q21.1 Expansion and exhaustionprevention of HSCs Unfavorable prognosis. 46-49
Jagged-1 20p12 Regenerative of HSCs Up regulation. 50-52
Favorable prognosis.
Pleiotrophin 7q33 Expansion and retention of HSCs Up regulation. 53-55
Poor prognosis.

VEGFR-2, vascular endothelial growth factor-2; HSC, hematopoietic stem cell; SCF, stem cell factor; E-selectin, endothelial selectin; CXCL-12, C-X-C motif chemokine 12; NO, nitric oxide; DLL, delta-like ligand.