[Leukemia stem cells and their microenvironment--editorial].
As pioneer of tumor stem cell research, leukemia stem cell research has not only important theoretical significance, but also clinical application potential. The survival and development of stem cells are directly impacted by their microenvironment. The research on leukemia stem cells and their microenvironment are now becoming a hot topic. The author presumes that stem cells are a population with heterogenecity and hierarchy; any single cell from the population is difficult to form a clone; the interaction between the leukemia stem cell and its microenvironment can be described by the concept of leukemia stem cell niche. In this article, the leukemia cell population with heterogenecity and hierarchy as well as leukemia stem cell niche were summarized and discussed.
Wu
Ke-Fu
KF
Ma
Xiao-Tong
XT
Zheng
Guo-Guang
GG
Song
Yu-Hua
YH
D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D055153:Stem Cell Niche / Q000166:cytology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*