Abstract

The role of immune checkpoints in the setting of tissue injury remains unknown. Using an experimental model of isoproterenol (ISO)-induced stress cardiomyopathy, we show that ISO-induced myocardial injury provokes tissue-autonomous up-regulation of the programmed death-1 (PD-1):programmed death ligand (PD-L) axis in cardiac resident innate immune cells and T cells. PD-1 signaling was responsible for modulating the acute inflammatory response, as well as normalization of impaired left ventricular structure and function after ISO injection. Necrotic cardiac extracts were sufficient to increase the expression of PD-1 in macrophages and T cells in vitro. Viewed together these studies suggest that the PD-1:PD-L signaling axis regulates immune responses to cardiac tissue injury and is important for restoring myocardial homeostasis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1120-1139
Number of pages20
JournalJACC: Basic to Translational Science
Volume7
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

Keywords

  • PD-1
  • PD-L1
  • inflammation
  • myocardial homeostasis
  • tissue injury

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