title: Interleukin 17 drives vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and arterial hypertension in psoriasis-like skin disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Interleukin (IL)-17A is regarded as an important cytokine to drive psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease marked by increased cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to test the hypothesis that overproduction of IL-17A in the skin leading to dermal inflammation may systemically cause vascular dysfunction in psoriasis-like skin disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Conditional overexpression of IL-17A in keratinocytes caused severe psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice (K14-IL-17A(ind/+) mice), associated with increased reactive oxygen species formation and circulating CD11b(+) inflammatory leukocytes in blood, with endothelial dysfunction, increased systolic blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy, and reduced survival compared with controls. In K14-IL-17A(ind/+) mice, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry revealed increased vascular production of the nitric oxide/superoxide reaction product peroxynitrite and infiltration of the vasculature with myeloperoxidase(+)CD11b(+)GR1(+)F4/80(-) cells accompanied by increased expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase and the nicotinamide dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, nox2. Neutrophil depletion by anti-GR-1 antibody injections reduced oxidative stress in blood and vessels. Neutralization of tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-6 (both downstream of IL-17A) reduced skin lesions, attenuated oxidative stress in heart and blood, and partially improved endothelial dysfunction in K14-IL-17A(ind/+) mice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dermal overexpression of IL-17A induces systemic endothelial dysfunction, vascular oxidative stress, arterial hypertension, and increases mortality mainly driven by myeloperoxidase(+)CD11b(+)GR1(+)F4/80(-) inflammatory cells. Depletion of the GR-1(+) immune cells or neutralization of IL-17A downstream cytokines by biologicals attenuates the vascular phenotype in K14-IL-17A(ind/+) mice.
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.). waisman@uni-mainz.de karbasu@uni-mainz.de.
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authors.initials: S
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: AL
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: M
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schüler
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Minwegen
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Lija
authors.initials: L
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolaev
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: S
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ullmann
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: M
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: M
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Markus F
authors.initials: MF
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Huige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: C
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
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authors.initials: J
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authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose-John
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bechmann
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radsak
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daiber
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: von Stebut
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.). waisman@uni-mainz.de karbasu@uni-mainz.de.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waisman
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Molecular Medicine (S.K., A.L.C., R.S., N.Y., A.N., S.R., A.W.), Department of Medicine 2 (S.K., M.O., D.M., M.K., P. Wild, A.D., P. Wenzel, T.M.), Department of Dermatology (J.W., L.K., E.v.S.), Department of Pharmacology (H.L., Z.W.), Institute for Pathology (C.B.), Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (P. Wild, P. Wenzel, T.M.), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain (A.U., P.W.), and Department of Medicine 3 (M.R.), University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany (M.W., M.F.N.); Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany (C.P., I.B.); Institute for Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (S.R.-J.); Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (J.S.).
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Münzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000502:physiology; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008875:Middle Aged; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D015854:Up-Regulation; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors
chemical_list: D020381:Interleukin-17; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors; C508717:IL17A protein, human; C098680:Il17a protein, mouse
keywords: animal model of human disease; immune system; inflammation; vascular dysfunction