PMID- 25677313 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150407 LR - 20220321 IS - 1558-3597 (Electronic) IS - 0735-1097 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Feb 17 TI - ApoB-100-related peptide vaccine protects against angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm formation and rupture. PG - 546-56 LID - S0735-1097(14)07478-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.054 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: T cells and macrophages are implicated in the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysm (AA) and atherosclerosis. We recently demonstrated that a vaccine using an apoB-100-related peptide p210 reduces atherosclerosis with favorable modulation of CD8+ T cells in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE-/-) mice. OBJECTIVES: This study hypothesized that a p210 vaccine could reduce AA formation in the angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced AA model. METHODS: Male apoE-/- mice were immunized with p210 vaccine and implanted with an Ang II-releasing pump for 4 weeks. Flow cytometry assessed T cell activation and phenotype. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) expression were assessed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. We used ex vivo aortic explants to test monocyte adhesion and in vitro cocultures to evaluate CD8+ T cell function. RESULTS: The p210 vaccine activated CD8+ T cells and reduced AA formation and mortality due to AA rupture, which was attenuated by CD8+ T cell depletion. Vaccination decreased expression of IL-6 and MCP-1 and reduced macrophage infiltration in the aorta. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte assay showed that CD8+ T cells from p210-immunized mice had higher lytic activity against Ang II-stimulated macrophages. The p210 vaccine decreased splenic Th17 cells, and in vitro coculture of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells showed that CD8+ T cells from p210-immunized mice inhibited the polarization of CD4+ T cells into Th17 cells. IL-17A-/- mice infused with a higher dose of Ang II did not develop AA rupture. CONCLUSIONS: A p210 vaccine protected against Ang II-induced AA formation and mortality by reducing macrophage infiltration in the aorta and decreasing Th17 cell polarization. Our findings provide a potentially novel immunomodulating approach against AA. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Honjo, Tomoyuki AU - Honjo T AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Chyu, Kuang-Yuh AU - Chyu KY AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Dimayuga, Paul C AU - Dimayuga PC AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Yano, Juliana AU - Yano J AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Lio, Wai Man AU - Lio WM AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Trinidad, Portia AU - Trinidad P AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Zhao, Xiaoning AU - Zhao X AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Zhou, Jianchang AU - Zhou J AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Chen, Shuang AU - Chen S AD - Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Cercek, Bojan AU - Cercek B AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Arditi, Moshe AU - Arditi M AD - Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Shah, Prediman K AU - Shah PK AD - Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: ShahP@cshs.org. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Am Coll Cardiol JT - Journal of the American College of Cardiology JID - 8301365 RN - 0 (Apolipoprotein B-100) RN - 0 (Vaccines) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) SB - IM CIN - J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Feb 17;65(6):557-9. PMID: 25677314 MH - Aneurysm, Ruptured/chemically induced/immunology/*prevention & control MH - Angiotensin II/toxicity MH - Animals MH - Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/chemically induced/immunology/*prevention & control MH - Apolipoprotein B-100/*immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Immunity, Cellular MH - Macrophages/immunology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Vaccines/*therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD8(+) T cells OT - aortic aneurysm OT - vaccine EDAT- 2015/02/14 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/08 06:00 CRDT- 2015/02/14 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/11/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/08 06:00 [medline] AID - S0735-1097(14)07478-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.054 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Feb 17;65(6):546-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.054.