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Gastric Cancer Originating from Bone Marrow-Derived Cells

United States Department of Veterans Affairs · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Epithelial cancers are believed to originate from transformation of tissue stem cells. However, bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs), which are frequently recruited to sites of tissue injury and inflammation, might also represent a potential source of malignancy. We show that although acute injury, acute inflammation, or transient parietal cell loss within the stomach do not lead to BMDC recruitment, chronic infection of C57BL/6 mice with Helicobacter, a known carcinogen, induces repopulation of the stomach with BMDCs. Subsequently, these cells progress through metaplasia and dysplasia to intraepithelial cancer. These findings suggest that epithelial cancers can originate from marrow-derived sources and thus have…

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Keywords
  • Cancer
  • Bone marrow
  • Pathology
  • Dysplasia
  • Malignancy
  • Inflammation
  • Metaplasia
  • Cancer research
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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