Table 1.

Inflammatory factors in the microenvironment with implication in the development of hematopoietic malignancies

Effector molecules/cellular sourceTarget cellsCellular changesFunctional effectReferenceYear
Arg1      
 MDSCs, MSCs  Arg depletion, TCR ↓ TC anergy 90  2009 
IDO1/2 CD8+ TCs, NKCs, NK-TCs Trp depletion, mTOR activation Proliferation arrest 91  2012 
  Production of kynurenine derivatives, AhR activation Treg differentiation 92  2010 
iNOS TCs NO production Treg differentiation 93  2006 
IL-10      
 MDSCs, MSCs Macrophages, DCs  Inhibition of APCs 94  2015 
TGF-β      
 MDSCs, megakaryocytes CD4+ TCs Foxp3 ↑ Treg differentiation 95  2010 
 Schwann cells  IL-12Rβ2 ↓ Inhibition of Th1 differentiation   
  GATA-3 ↓ STAT6↓ Inhibition of Th2 differentiation   
S100A8      
 Neutrophils, monocytes MDSCs CD33 activation MDSC expansion 96  2008 
 Macrophages, MDSCs   Sustained inflammatory response 75  2019 
 HSPCs TLR4 activation, p53 activation, NFκB activation, ROS ↑, DNA damage response HSPC loss and leukemic evolution 68  2016 
 Erythroid precursors TLR4 activation, p53 activation Erythroid differentiation defect 66  2016 
 MSCs  Loss of hematopoiesis support 70  2019 
IFN-γ      
 Th1 cells, macrophages HSCs STAT1 activation, SOCS1/SOCS3 activation Responsiveness to growth factors ↓ 23  2014 
 CD8+ T cells  Fas↑, caspase activity ↑ Self-renewal, repopulation capacity ↓   
 Erythroid precursors EpoR↓ PU.1↑ Myeloid priming of MPPs, erythroid differentiation ↓ 28  2007 
 MSCs IL-6 induction  97  2014 
TNF-α      
 Adipocytes, macrophages MPPs Caspase-1 induction → GATA-1 cleavage  30  2005 
IL-6      
 MSCs, macrophages Hepatocytes Hepcidin induction → iron depletion Hb biosynthesis ↓ 27  2005 
 EC G-CSF ↑  40  1986 
G-CSF      
 EC MSCs  Stimulation of myelopoiesis 39  2014 
   Inhibition of lymphopoiesis   
   CXCL12 ↓ mobilization 34  2012 
IL-1α/β      
 DCs, monocytes Sympathetic nerve fibers  Sympathetic neuropathy 81  2014 
 Macrophages    80  2014 
 Senescent cells   SASP induction 46  2009 
    45  2010 
 HSCs TLR4 signaling, p38-MAPK activation  98  2017 
Effector molecules/cellular sourceTarget cellsCellular changesFunctional effectReferenceYear
Arg1      
 MDSCs, MSCs  Arg depletion, TCR ↓ TC anergy 90  2009 
IDO1/2 CD8+ TCs, NKCs, NK-TCs Trp depletion, mTOR activation Proliferation arrest 91  2012 
  Production of kynurenine derivatives, AhR activation Treg differentiation 92  2010 
iNOS TCs NO production Treg differentiation 93  2006 
IL-10      
 MDSCs, MSCs Macrophages, DCs  Inhibition of APCs 94  2015 
TGF-β      
 MDSCs, megakaryocytes CD4+ TCs Foxp3 ↑ Treg differentiation 95  2010 
 Schwann cells  IL-12Rβ2 ↓ Inhibition of Th1 differentiation   
  GATA-3 ↓ STAT6↓ Inhibition of Th2 differentiation   
S100A8      
 Neutrophils, monocytes MDSCs CD33 activation MDSC expansion 96  2008 
 Macrophages, MDSCs   Sustained inflammatory response 75  2019 
 HSPCs TLR4 activation, p53 activation, NFκB activation, ROS ↑, DNA damage response HSPC loss and leukemic evolution 68  2016 
 Erythroid precursors TLR4 activation, p53 activation Erythroid differentiation defect 66  2016 
 MSCs  Loss of hematopoiesis support 70  2019 
IFN-γ      
 Th1 cells, macrophages HSCs STAT1 activation, SOCS1/SOCS3 activation Responsiveness to growth factors ↓ 23  2014 
 CD8+ T cells  Fas↑, caspase activity ↑ Self-renewal, repopulation capacity ↓   
 Erythroid precursors EpoR↓ PU.1↑ Myeloid priming of MPPs, erythroid differentiation ↓ 28  2007 
 MSCs IL-6 induction  97  2014 
TNF-α      
 Adipocytes, macrophages MPPs Caspase-1 induction → GATA-1 cleavage  30  2005 
IL-6      
 MSCs, macrophages Hepatocytes Hepcidin induction → iron depletion Hb biosynthesis ↓ 27  2005 
 EC G-CSF ↑  40  1986 
G-CSF      
 EC MSCs  Stimulation of myelopoiesis 39  2014 
   Inhibition of lymphopoiesis   
   CXCL12 ↓ mobilization 34  2012 
IL-1α/β      
 DCs, monocytes Sympathetic nerve fibers  Sympathetic neuropathy 81  2014 
 Macrophages    80  2014 
 Senescent cells   SASP induction 46  2009 
    45  2010 
 HSCs TLR4 signaling, p38-MAPK activation  98  2017 

AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; APC, antigen-presenting cell; Arg1, arginase 1; DC, dendritic cell; Hb, hemoglobin; IDO, indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; MDSC, myeloid-derived suppressor cell; NKC, natural killer cell; NKT, natural killer T cell; NO, nitric oxide; ROS, reactive oxygen species; TC, T cell; TCR, T-cell receptor; Th, T helper; Treg, regulatory T cell; Trp, tryptophan.

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