The function of adipocytes in the bone marrow stroma.
The function of adipocytes in the bone marrow stroma.
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1990-04
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J. Gimble
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The fibroblasts and adipocytes of the bone marrow stroma provide the cytokines and extracellular matrix proteins required for the maturation and proliferation of the circulating blood cells. Due to the complexity of the bone marrow as an organ, the normal physiology of these stromal cells is not well understood. In particular, the role of adipocytes in the bone marrow remains controversial. Cloned bone marrow stromal cell lines provide an in vitro model for analysis of the lympho-hematopoietic microenvironment. These cells may be capable of multiple differentiation pathways, assuming the phenotype of adipocytes, chondrocytes, myocytes, and osteocytes in vitro. Characterization of these cell lines and recent in vivo experiments give new insight into the normal physiology of the bone marrow.