CGRP-CRLR/RAMP1 signal is important for stress-induced hematopoiesis

Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 23;9(1):429. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36796-0.

Abstract

Ecotropic viral integration site-1 (EVI1) has a critical role in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Since we previously identified high expression of calcitonin receptor like receptor (CRLR) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with high EVI1 expression, we here characterized the function of CRLR in hematopoiesis. Since higher expression of CRLR and receptor activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) was identified in immature hematopoietic bone marrow (BM) cells, we focused on calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a specific ligand for the CRLR/RAMP1 complex. To elucidate the role of CGRP in hematopoiesis, Ramp1-deficient (Ramp1-/-) mice were used. The steady-state hematopoiesis was almost maintained in Ramp1-/- mice; however, the BM repopulation capacity of Ramp1-/- mice was significantly decreased, and the transplanted Ramp1-/- BM mononuclear cells had low proliferation capacity with enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell apoptosis. Thus, CGRP is important for maintaining hematopoiesis during temporal exposures with proliferative stress. Moreover, continuous CGRP exposure to mice for two weeks induced a reduction in the number of BM immature hematopoietic cells along with differentiated myeloid cells. Since CGRP is known to be increased under inflammatory conditions to regulate immune responses, hematopoietic exhaustion by continuous CGRP secretion under chronic inflammatory conditions is probably one of the important mechanisms of anti-inflammatory responses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / genetics
  • Apoptosis / immunology
  • Bone Marrow / immunology
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / genetics
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / immunology*
  • Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein / genetics
  • Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein / immunology*
  • Hematopoiesis / genetics
  • Hematopoiesis / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / immunology
  • Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1 / genetics
  • Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1 / immunology*
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / immunology*
  • Stress, Physiological / genetics
  • Stress, Physiological / immunology*

Substances

  • Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein
  • Ramp1 protein, mouse
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide