The Brain: Is it a Next Frontier to Better Understand the Regulation and Control of Hematopoiesis for Future Modulation and Treatment?

Abstract

We wish to suggest the possibility there is a link between the brain and hematopoiesis in the bone marrow and that in the future it may be possible to use such information for better understanding of the regulation of hematopoiesis, and for efficacious treatment of hematopoietic disorders.

August Issue of Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Including a Spotlight Paper from Dr. Hal Broxmeyer on a Role of Brain in Regulating Hematopoiesis

“…Beginning with this issue of Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, we will also publish spotlight papers submitted by leading investigators in the field. In the current issue, we present an excellent and visionary spotlight paper from Dr. Hal Broxmeyer 's group on the role of the brain in hematopoiesis [1]. The nervous system and hemato/lymphopoiesis are crucial for organism survival and adaptation to the environment and, for many years, were thought to act independently.…”