Gli1+ Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Are a Key Driver of Bone Marrow Fibrosis and an Important Cellular Therapeutic Target
Rebekka K. Schneider, Ann Mullally, Aurelien Dugourd, Fabian Peisker, Remco Hoogenboezem, Paulina M.H. Van Strien, Eric M. Bindels, Dirk Heckl, Guntram Büsche, David Fleck, Gerhard Müller-Newen, Janewit Wongboonsin, Monica Ventura Ferreira, Victor G. Puelles, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Benjamin L. Ebert, Benjamin D. Humphreys, Rafael Kramann
Schneider and colleagues show that Gli1+ bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells are an important source of fibrotic cells during bone marrow fibrosis and that targeting of Gli proteins with GANT61 holds promise for amelioration of this disease.