A network of trans-cortical capillaries as mainstay for blood circulation in long bones

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<p class="first" id="P1">Closed circulatory systems (CCS) underlie the function of vertebrate organs, but in long bones their structure is unclear, although they constitute the exit route for bone marrow (BM) leukocytes. To understand neutrophil emigration from BM, we studied the vascular system of murine long bones. Here we show that hundreds of capillaries originate in BM, cross murine cortical bone perpendicularly along the shaft and connect to the periosteal circulation. Structures similar to these trans-cortical-vessels (TCVs) also exist in human limb bones. TCVs express arterial or venous markers and transport neutrophils. Furthermore, over 80% arterial and 59% venous blood passes through TCVs. Genetic and drug-mediated modulation of osteoclast count and activity leads to substantial changes in TCV numbers. In a murine model of chronic arthritic bone inflammation, new TCVs develop within weeks. Our data indicate that TCVs are a central component of the CCS in long bones and may represent an important route for immune cell export from the BM. </p>

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Katharina Lahl, Christoph Loddenkemper, Cathy Drouin … (2007)

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Tomer Itkin, Shiri Gur-Cohen, Joel Spencer … (2016)

Bone marrow (BM) endothelial cells (BMECs) form a network of blood vessels (BVs) which regulate both leukocyte trafficking and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) maintenance. However, it is not clear how BMECs balance these dual roles and if these events occur at the same vascular site. We found that BM stem cell maintenance and leukocyte trafficking are regulated by distinct BV types with different permeability properties. Less permeable arterial BVs maintain HSCs in a low reactive oxygen species (ROS) state, whereas the more permeable sinusoids promote HSPC activation and are the exclusive site for immature and mature leukocyte trafficking to and from the BM. A functional consequence of high BVs permeability is that exposure to blood plasma increases BM HSPC ROS levels, augmenting their migration capacity while compromising their long term repopulation and survival potential. These findings may have relevance for clinical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and mobilization protocols.