Metabolic Syndrome after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: At the Intersection of Treatment Toxicity and Immune Dysfunction

Lucie M Turcotte, Ashley Yingst, Michael R Verneris

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Abstract

Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors face a multitude of short- and long-term health complications in the years after treatment. One important health complication that is associated with significant morbidity is metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). This constellation of findings, which includes obesity, glucose and lipid dysmetabolism, and hypertension, places affected individuals at increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular complications, and stroke. Previous studies have linked MetSyn in HCT survivors to prior treatment; however, few studies have addressed the potential roles of systemic inflammation and immune system dysfunction after HCT. Within this review, we address the recent advances in the understanding of adipose tissue biology, immune, and inflammatory mechanisms involved in MetSyn in non-HCT patients, and lastly, we discuss potential novel mechanisms that may play a role in MetSyn development after HCT, such as hematopoietic stem cell source, inflammatory status of the stem cell donor, and microbiome composition, all of which represent potential new directions for post-HCT MetSyn research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1159-1166
Number of pages8
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume22
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2016

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by Institutional Research Grant number 124166-IRG-58-001-55-IRG22 from the American Cancer Society (L.M.T.), Hyundai Hope on Wheels Young Investigator Clinical Grant (L.M.T.), the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health Award Number UL1TR000114 (L.M.T,), and 5R01AI100879-03 (M.R.V.). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Keywords

  • Hematopoietic cell transplantation
  • Late effects
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Survivor

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