GSE106748 Expression data from human AML blasts and healthy CD34+ bone marrow cells

We report that lenalidomide and pomalidomide have cytotoxic effects on neither AML cells nor BM-MSCs, but they increase the immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory properties of BM-MSCs. When combined with AraC and Idarubicin, IMiDs fail to circumvent BM stroma-mediated resistance of AML cells in vitro and in vivo but induce robust extramedullary mobilization of AML cells. When administered as a single agent, lenalidomide highly mobilizes AML cells, but not healthy CD34+ cells, to peripheral blood (PB) likely through specific downregulation of CXCR4 in AML blasts. Global gene expression profiling supports a migratory/mobilization gene signature in lenalidomide-treated AML blasts but not in CD34+ cells. Collectively, IMiDs mobilize AML blasts to PB through downregulation of CXCR4 but do not improve AraC/Idarubicin activity in a preclinical model of AML.
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Expression profiling by array Homo sapiens Source Type: research