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IL11 (Interleukin-11) Causes Emphysematous Lung Disease in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol

May 2023

National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore (B.N., C.X., L.S., X.-Y.K., D.Y., C.J.P., S.A.C., W.-W.L.).

Background: Marfan Syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the FBN1 (fibrillin-1) gene. Lung abnormalities are common in MFS, but their pathogenesis is poorly understood. IL11 (interleukin-11) causes aortic disease in a mouse model of MFS and was studied here in the lung.

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