TY - INPR A1 - Hoffmann, Jedrzej A1 - Luxán, Guillermo A1 - Abplanalp, Wesley Tyler A1 - Glaser, Simone F. A1 - Rasper, Tina A1 - Fischer, Ariane A1 - Muhly-Reinholz, Marion A1 - John, David A1 - Aßmus, Birgit A1 - Zeiher, Andreas M. A1 - Dimmeler, Stefanie T1 - Effects of post-myocardial infarction heart failure on the bone vascular niche T2 - bioRxiv N2 - Bone vasculature provides protection and signals necessary to control stem cell quiescence and renewal1. Specifically, type H capillaries, which highly express Endomucin, constitute the endothelial niche supporting a microenvironment of osteoprogenitors and long-term hematopoietic stem cells2–4. The age-dependent decline in type H endothelial cells was shown to be associated with bone dysregulation and accumulation of hematopoietic stem cells, which display cell-intrinsic alterations and reduced functionality3. The regulation of bone vasculature by chronic diseases, such as heart failure is unknown. Here, we describe the effects of myocardial infarction and post-infarction heart failure on the vascular bone cell composition. We demonstrate an age-independent loss of type H bone endothelium in heart failure after myocardial infarction in both mice and in humans. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we delineate the transcriptional heterogeneity of human bone marrow endothelium showing increased expression of inflammatory genes, including IL1B and MYC, in ischemic heart failure. Inhibition of NLRP3-dependent IL-1β production partially prevents the post-myocardial infarction loss of type H vasculature in mice. These results provide a rationale for using anti-inflammatory therapies to prevent or reverse the deterioration of vascular bone function in ischemic heart disease. Y1 - 2020 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/72762 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-727623 UR - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.29.123711v1 IS - 2020.05.29.123711 Version 1 PB - bioRxiv ER -