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ArticleiScience2026

Non-invasive detection of bone marrow fibrosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms using cell-free RNA.

Mohamed Saad, Stijn N R Fuchs, Carmen Schalla, Katrin Götz, Jessica E Pritchard, Niclas Flosdorf, Adam Benabid, Hélène F E Gleitz, Nils Leimkühler, Aurélien Dugourd and 1 more

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Mohamed SaadDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Stijn N R FuchsDepartment of Developmental Biology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Carmen SchallaDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Katrin GötzDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Jessica E PritchardDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Niclas FlosdorfDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Adam BenabidDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Hélène F E GleitzDepartment of Developmental Biology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Nils LeimkühlerDepartment of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West-German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Aurélien DugourdInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, Bioquant, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Rebekka K SchneiderDepartment of Cell and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

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Abstract

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), particularly with myelofibrosis (MF), involve a disrupted perivascular hematopoietic niche, ultimately leading to bone marrow fibrosis. We asked if the transcriptome in cell-free RNA (cf-RNA) from the peripheral blood of patients with MPN (with JAK2V617F mutation) can detect bone marrow fibrosis. Transcriptomic profiling revealed significant gene expression changes correlating with reticulin fibrosis grades. Advanced reticulin fibrosis grades (2-3) showed upregulation of TGF-β pathways and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling markers, with decreased hematopoietic support. Grade 3 fibrosis was associated with increased proliferation signals and elevated inflammatory markers (S100A8/9). RUNX1 was identified as a key transcription factor in fibrosis, with its overexpression driving myofibroblast differentiation in mesenchymal stromal cells. IL-18 emerged as a critical inflammatory mediator, with elevated plasma levels correlating with the transformation to high-grade fibrosis (reticulin grades 2-3). Functional assays confirmed that the IL-18 stimulation of mesenchymal stromal cells induced fibrotic transformation, emphasizing its role as a biomarker and target.

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PMCPMC12834115

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