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ArticleBio-protocol2025

Novel Experimental Approach to Investigate Immune Control of Vascular Function: Co-culture of Murine Aortas With T Lymphocytes or Macrophages.

Taylor C Kress, Candee T Barris, Simone Kennard, Eric J Belin de Chantemèle

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4 authors.

Taylor C KressVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Candee T BarrisVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Simone KennardVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Eric J Belin de ChantemèleVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.

Funding

Mechanism of cardiovascular disease in premenopausal womenR01HL155265 · NHLBI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Eric J Belin de Chantemele · 2022 to 2024
$1.6M
Leptin in HIV associated vascular diseasesR01HL147639 · NHLBI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Eric J Belin de Chantemele · 2022 to 2023
$997k
Novel mechanisms of HIV-associated pulmonary vascular diseaseR01HL176323 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$761k
Mechanisms of HIV-associated HypertensionR01HL175471 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$670k
Novel mechanisms of muscle and bone loss with HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy, and aging.R01AR082307 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$621k
Origins of sex differences in the mechanisms of obesity-associated hypertensionF31HL168963 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$43k
NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL168963NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147639NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155265NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL175471NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL176323NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR082307
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Abstract

Cardiovascular disease, the current leading cause of death worldwide, is a multifactorial disorder that involves a strong contribution of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Overactivation of the immune system and inappropriate secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines lead to vascular impairments and the development of cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and peripheral artery disease. Lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells can all secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines. This makes it challenging to isolate a specific subset of immune cells, particularly cytokines, and their contribution to vascular dysfunction remains difficult to elucidate. To solve this problem, our laboratory has developed the novel "immune cell-aorta" co-culture system described herein. This experimental protocol enables investigators to isolate an immune cell of interest and identify the cytokine(s) at the origin of vascular alterations. Key features • Novel ex vivo approach combining the culture of one population of immune cells with blood vessels. • No direct contact between the cells and the blood vessels; the model enables studying the role of immune cell-derived factors or cytokines on vascular function. • Blood vessels can subsequently be used for functional (wire/pressure myography), molecular (western blot, quantitative real-time RT-PCR), and histological studies.

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AortaCo-cultureInflammationMacrophagesT cells

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