PMID:11466388

Citation	Park, CC, Morel, JC, Amin, MA, Connors, MA, Harlow, LA and Koch, AE (2001) Evidence of IL-18 as a novel angiogenic mediator. J. Immunol. 167:1644-53
Abstract	Angiogenesis, or new blood vessel growth, is a key process in the development of synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Integral to this pathologic proliferation are proinflammatory cytokines. We hypothesized a role for IL-18 as an angiogenic mediator in RA. We examined the effect of human IL-18 on human microvascular endothelial cell (HMVEC) migration. IL-18 induced HMVEC migration at 1 nM (p < 0.05). RA synovial fluids potently induced endothelial cell migration, but IL-18 immunodepletion resulted in a 68 +/- 5% decrease in HMVEC migration (p < 0.05). IL-18 appears to act on HMVECs via alpha(v)beta(3) integrin. To test whether IL-18 induced endothelial cell tube formation in vitro, we quantitated the degree of tube formation on Matrigel matrix. IL-18, 1 or 10 nM, resulted in a 77% or 87% increase in tube formation compared with control (p < 0.05). To determine whether IL-18 may be angiogenic in vivo, we implanted IL-18 in Matrigel plugs in mice, and IL-18 at 1 and 10 nM induced angiogenesis (p < 0.05). The angiogenesis observed appears to be independent of the contribution of local TNF-alpha, as evidenced by adding neutralizing anti-TNF-alpha Ab to the Matrigel plugs. In an alternative in vivo model, sponges embedded with IL-18 or control were implanted into mice. IL-18 (10 nM) induced a 4-fold increase in angiogenesis vs the control (p < 0.05). These findings support a novel function for IL-18 as an angiogenic factor in RA and may elucidate a potential therapeutic target for angiogenesis-directed diseases.
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Keywords	Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/antagonists & inhibitors; Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/immunology; Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/physiology; Animals; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology; Cell Division/immunology; Cell Line; Cell Migration Inhibition; Cell Movement/immunology; Chemokine CXCL5; Chemokines/physiology; Chemokines, CXC; Chemotactic Factors/physiology; Collagen/administration & dosage; Drug Combinations; Drug Implants; Endothelium, Vascular/cytology; Endothelium, Vascular/growth & development; Endothelium, Vascular/immunology; Granuloma/physiopathology; Humans; Immune Sera/pharmacology; Interleukin-18/administration & dosage; Interleukin-18/antagonists & inhibitors; Interleukin-18/immunology; Interleukin-18/physiology; Interleukin-8/analogs & derivatives; Interleukin-8/physiology; Laminin/administration & dosage; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Neovascularization, Physiologic/immunology; Porifera; Proteoglycans/administration & dosage; Receptors, Vitronectin/physiology; Recombinant Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors; Recombinant Proteins/immunology; Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology; Synovial Fluid/immunology; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology
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