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Anti-IL-17 Inhibits PINK1/Parkin Autophagy and M1 Macrophage Polarization in Rheumatic Heart Disease.

Ling Bai, Yuan Li, Chuanghong Lu, Yiping Yang, Jie Zhang, Zirong Lu, Keke Huang, Shenglin Xian, Xi Yang, Na Na and 2 more

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Article in Inflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Valve biology and rheumatic heart disease pathogenesis.Nature cardiovascular research · 2026
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  4. Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026
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12 authors.

Ling Bai *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Yuan Li *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Chuanghong Lu *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Yiping YangDepartment of Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Jie ZhangEmergency Office, Nanning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning , Guangxi, China.
Zirong LuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Keke HuangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Shenglin XianDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Xi YangGuangxi Key Laboratory Base of Precision Medicine in Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases Control and Prevention, Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Na NaDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA.
Feng HuangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. huangfeng@stu.gxmu.edu.cn.
Zhiyu ZengDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 6, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. zengzhiyu@gxmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of cardiovascular death and disability, but the lack of clarity about its exact mechanisms makes it more difficult to find alternative methods or prevention and treatment. We previously demonstrated that increased IL-17 expression plays a crucial role in the development of RHD-related valvular inflammatory injury. Macrophage autophagy/polarization may be a pro-survival strategy in the initiation and resolution of the inflammatory process. This study investigated the mechanism by which IL-17 regulates autophagy/polarization activation in macrophages. A RHD rat model was generated, and the effects of anti-IL-17 and 3-methyladenine (3-MA) were analyzed. The molecular mechanisms underlying IL-17-induced macrophage autophagy/polarization were investigated via in vitro experiments. In our established RHD rat model, the activation of the macrophage PINK1/Parkin autophagic pathway in valve tissue was accompanied by M1 macrophage infiltration, and anti-IL-17 treatment inhibited autophagy and reversed macrophage inflammatory infiltration, thereby attenuating endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) in the valve tissue. The efficacy of 3-MA treatment was similar to that of anti-IL-17 treatment. Furthermore, in THP-1 cells, the pharmacological promotion of autophagy by IL-17 induced M1-type polarization, whereas the inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA reversed this process. Mechanistically, silencing PINK1 in THP-1 blocked autophagic flux. Moreover, IL-17-induced M1-polarized macrophages promoted EndMT in HUVECs. This study revealed that IL-17 plays an important role in EndMT in RHD via the PINK1/Parkin autophagic pathway and macrophage polarization, providing a potential therapeutic target.

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AutophagyInterleukin-17MacrophagesProtein KinasesRheumatic Heart DiseaseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAdenineAnimalsHumansMacrophage ActivationMalePTEN-Induced Putative KinaseRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTHP-1 Cells3-methyladenineAdenineInterleukin-17parkin proteinProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesautophagyil-17macrophagepink1/parkinpolarizationrheumatic heart disease

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PMID38977539
PMCPMC12052801

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