Vascular Inflammation in Mouse Models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Front Cardiovasc Med

J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.

Published: March 2022

AI Article Synopsis

  • Vascular inflammation from overactive immune cells is a major issue in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), contributing to high rates of illness and death.
  • Different mouse models of SLE, each with unique disease mechanisms, provide a variety of ways to study the disease's pathogenesis.
  • We recommend conducting direct comparisons of vascular inflammation in these models and utilizing vascular assays to better understand how inflammation occurs in SLE.

Article Abstract

Vascular inflammation mediated by overly activated immune cells is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Several mouse models to study the pathogenesis of SLE are currently in use, many of which have different mechanisms of pathogenesis. The diversity of these models allows interrogation of different aspects of the disease pathogenesis. To better determine the mechanisms by which vascular inflammation occurs in SLE, and to assist future researchers in choosing the most appropriate mouse models to study cardiovascular complications in SLE, we suggest that direct comparisons of vascular inflammation should be conducted among different murine SLE models. We also propose the use of vascular assays to further investigate vascular inflammation processes prevalent among different murine SLE models.

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