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The transcription factor HIF1A could be a therapeutic target for “a broad spectrum” of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to researchers.
Preclinical experiments indicated that HIF1A fuels the biological processes that cause different types of MDS.
Researchers also found that inhibiting HIF1A reversed MDS symptoms and prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS.
Gang Huang, PhD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and his colleagues reported these findings in Cancer Discovery.
The researchers identified HIF1A’s role in MDS by first analyzing cells from healthy donors and MDS patients, including patients with refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts, and refractory anemia with excess blasts type 1 and 2.
The researchers observed increased gene expression of HIF1A-induced genes in the cells from MDS patients. The team also found a high frequency of HIF1A-expressing cells in the MDS cohort, regardless of the patients’ IPSS-R risk.
The researchers conducted experiments in mouse models to study the onset of MDS and its genetic and molecular drivers. The results suggested that dysregulation of HIF1A has a central role in the onset of MDS, including different manifestations and symptoms found in patients.
“We know the genomes of MDS patients have recurrent mutations in different transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic regulators, but the incidence of these mutations does not directly correspond to the disease when it occurs,” Dr. Huang noted.
“Our study shows that malfunctions in the signaling of HIF1A could be generating the diverse medical problems doctors see in MDS patients.”
Specifically, the researchers found that MDS-associated mutations—DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1, RUNX1, and MLL1—induced HIF1A signaling. And activation of HIF1A signaling in hematopoietic cells induced MDS phenotypes in mice.
The team said this suggests dysregulation of HIF1A signaling could generate diverse MDS phenotypes by “functioning as a signaling funnel” for MDS driver mutations.
The researchers also showed that inhibition of HIF1A could reverse MDS phenotypes. They said HIF1A deletion rescued dysplasia formation, partially rescued thrombocytopenia, and abrogated MDS development in mouse models.
Treatment with echinomycin, an inhibitor of HIF1A-mediated target gene activation, prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS and decreased MDSL cell numbers in the bone marrow and spleen.
This research was supported by the Kyoto University Foundation, the MDS Foundation, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, the Leukemia Research Foundation, and others.
The transcription factor HIF1A could be a therapeutic target for “a broad spectrum” of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to researchers.
Preclinical experiments indicated that HIF1A fuels the biological processes that cause different types of MDS.
Researchers also found that inhibiting HIF1A reversed MDS symptoms and prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS.
Gang Huang, PhD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and his colleagues reported these findings in Cancer Discovery.
The researchers identified HIF1A’s role in MDS by first analyzing cells from healthy donors and MDS patients, including patients with refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts, and refractory anemia with excess blasts type 1 and 2.
The researchers observed increased gene expression of HIF1A-induced genes in the cells from MDS patients. The team also found a high frequency of HIF1A-expressing cells in the MDS cohort, regardless of the patients’ IPSS-R risk.
The researchers conducted experiments in mouse models to study the onset of MDS and its genetic and molecular drivers. The results suggested that dysregulation of HIF1A has a central role in the onset of MDS, including different manifestations and symptoms found in patients.
“We know the genomes of MDS patients have recurrent mutations in different transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic regulators, but the incidence of these mutations does not directly correspond to the disease when it occurs,” Dr. Huang noted.
“Our study shows that malfunctions in the signaling of HIF1A could be generating the diverse medical problems doctors see in MDS patients.”
Specifically, the researchers found that MDS-associated mutations—DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1, RUNX1, and MLL1—induced HIF1A signaling. And activation of HIF1A signaling in hematopoietic cells induced MDS phenotypes in mice.
The team said this suggests dysregulation of HIF1A signaling could generate diverse MDS phenotypes by “functioning as a signaling funnel” for MDS driver mutations.
The researchers also showed that inhibition of HIF1A could reverse MDS phenotypes. They said HIF1A deletion rescued dysplasia formation, partially rescued thrombocytopenia, and abrogated MDS development in mouse models.
Treatment with echinomycin, an inhibitor of HIF1A-mediated target gene activation, prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS and decreased MDSL cell numbers in the bone marrow and spleen.
This research was supported by the Kyoto University Foundation, the MDS Foundation, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, the Leukemia Research Foundation, and others.
The transcription factor HIF1A could be a therapeutic target for “a broad spectrum” of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to researchers.
Preclinical experiments indicated that HIF1A fuels the biological processes that cause different types of MDS.
Researchers also found that inhibiting HIF1A reversed MDS symptoms and prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS.
Gang Huang, PhD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and his colleagues reported these findings in Cancer Discovery.
The researchers identified HIF1A’s role in MDS by first analyzing cells from healthy donors and MDS patients, including patients with refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts, and refractory anemia with excess blasts type 1 and 2.
The researchers observed increased gene expression of HIF1A-induced genes in the cells from MDS patients. The team also found a high frequency of HIF1A-expressing cells in the MDS cohort, regardless of the patients’ IPSS-R risk.
The researchers conducted experiments in mouse models to study the onset of MDS and its genetic and molecular drivers. The results suggested that dysregulation of HIF1A has a central role in the onset of MDS, including different manifestations and symptoms found in patients.
“We know the genomes of MDS patients have recurrent mutations in different transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic regulators, but the incidence of these mutations does not directly correspond to the disease when it occurs,” Dr. Huang noted.
“Our study shows that malfunctions in the signaling of HIF1A could be generating the diverse medical problems doctors see in MDS patients.”
Specifically, the researchers found that MDS-associated mutations—DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1, RUNX1, and MLL1—induced HIF1A signaling. And activation of HIF1A signaling in hematopoietic cells induced MDS phenotypes in mice.
The team said this suggests dysregulation of HIF1A signaling could generate diverse MDS phenotypes by “functioning as a signaling funnel” for MDS driver mutations.
The researchers also showed that inhibition of HIF1A could reverse MDS phenotypes. They said HIF1A deletion rescued dysplasia formation, partially rescued thrombocytopenia, and abrogated MDS development in mouse models.
Treatment with echinomycin, an inhibitor of HIF1A-mediated target gene activation, prolonged survival in mouse models of MDS and decreased MDSL cell numbers in the bone marrow and spleen.
This research was supported by the Kyoto University Foundation, the MDS Foundation, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, the Leukemia Research Foundation, and others.