OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), one of the most important antiinflammatory cytokines, is crucial for homeostasis of the immune system. However, the role of IL-1Ra in aortic valve stenosis (AS) remains poorly understood [corrected]. METHODS AND RESULTS: IL-1Ra-deficient (IL-1Ra(-/-)) mice on the BALB/c background showed increased aortic valve leaflet thickness compared to wild-type mice at the age of 12 weeks (P<0.001). We used peripheral T-cell transplantation to examine the role of T cells in the development of AS. T cells from IL-1Ra(-/-) but not from wild-type mice induced increased aortic valve thickness in nu/nu mice. Moreover, IL-1Ra(-/-) T cells produced much higher levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in culture supernatants after anti-CD3 antibody stimulation compared to wild-type mice (P<0.001). Finally, we studied the role of TNF-alpha in the development of AS in IL-1Ra(-/-) mice by generating double-gene-deficient (TNF-alpha(-/-)/IL-1Ra(-/-)) mice. Interestingly, TNF-alpha(-/-)/IL-1Ra(-/-) mice did not have AS. CONCLUSIONS: IL-1Ra deficiency in inflammatory cells induced aortic valve inflammation and TNF-alpha participates importantly in the development of AS in IL-1Ra(-/-) mice.
OBJECTIVE:Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), one of the most important antiinflammatory cytokines, is crucial for homeostasis of the immune system. However, the role of IL-1Ra in aortic valve stenosis (AS) remains poorly understood [corrected]. METHODS AND RESULTS:IL-1Ra-deficient (IL-1Ra(-/-)) mice on the BALB/c background showed increased aortic valve leaflet thickness compared to wild-type mice at the age of 12 weeks (P<0.001). We used peripheral T-cell transplantation to examine the role of T cells in the development of AS. T cells from IL-1Ra(-/-) but not from wild-type mice induced increased aortic valve thickness in nu/nu mice. Moreover, IL-1Ra(-/-) T cells produced much higher levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in culture supernatants after anti-CD3 antibody stimulation compared to wild-type mice (P<0.001). Finally, we studied the role of TNF-alpha in the development of AS in IL-1Ra(-/-) mice by generating double-gene-deficient (TNF-alpha(-/-)/IL-1Ra(-/-)) mice. Interestingly, TNF-alpha(-/-)/IL-1Ra(-/-) mice did not have AS. CONCLUSIONS:IL-1Ra deficiency in inflammatory cells induced aortic valve inflammation and TNF-alpha participates importantly in the development of AS in IL-1Ra(-/-) mice.
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