Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor is required for aortic dissection/intramural haematoma

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Abstract

Aortic dissection and intramural haematoma comprise an aortopathy involving separation of the aortic wall. Underlying mechanisms of the condition remain unclear. Here we show that granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a triggering molecule for this condition. Transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 6 (KLF6)-myeloid-specific conditional deficient mice exhibit this aortic phenotype when subjected to aortic inflammation. Mechanistically, KLF6 downregulates expression and secretion of GM-CSF. Administration of neutralizing antibody against GM-CSF prevents the condition in these mice. Conversely, administration of GM-CSF in combination with aortic inflammation to wild-type mice is sufficient to induce the phenotype, suggesting the general nature of effects. Moreover, patients with this condition show highly increased circulating levels of GM-CSF, which is also locally expressed in the dissected aorta. GM-CSF is therefore a key regulatory molecule causative of this aortopathy, and modulation of this cytokine might be an exploitable treatment strategy for the condition.

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