Myeloproliferative neoplasms are diseases that arise in the stem cells of the blood.In a recent paper published in Nature,Arranz et al.demonstrated that abrogation of sympathetic nerve fibers reduced bone marrow Nestin+mesenchymal cells,which in turn led to an expansion of hematopoietic stem cells and progression of myeloproliferative neoplasms.
The stromal cell compartment,or non-hematopoietic cells,of the bone marrow has emerged as an important driver of cell state in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) in a nonautonomous manner.