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TNF- Is Necessary for Induction of Coronary Artery Inflammation and Aneurysm Formation in an Animal Model of Kawasaki Disease¹

Joyce S. Hui-Yuen^*, Trang T. Duong^* and Rae S. M. Yeung^2,*,

^* Cancer Research Program and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of multisystem vasculitis in childhood. The resultant coronary artery lesions make Kawasaki disease the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. TNF- is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine elevated during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. In this study, we report rapid production of TNF- in the peripheral immune system after disease induction in a murine model of Kawasaki disease. This immune response becomes site directed, with migration to the coronary arteries dependent on TNF--mediated events. Production of TNF- in the heart is coincident with the presence of inflammatory infiltrate at the coronary arteries, which persists during development of aneurysms. More importantly, inflammation and elastin breakdown in the coronary vessels are completely eliminated in the absence of TNF- effector functions. Mice treated with the TNF--blocking agent etanercept, as well as TNFRI knockout mice, are resistant to development of both coronary arteritis and coronary aneurysm formation. Taken together, TNF- is necessary for the development of coronary artery lesions in an animal model of Kawasaki disease. These findings have important implications for potential new therapeutic interventions in children with Kawasaki disease.

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