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Calcification of the vessel wall as one structural pathology of aged vessels is associated with high cardiovascular mortality of elderly patients. Aging is linked to chronic sterile inflammation and high burden of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to activation of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as Nlrp3 in vascular cells. The current study investigates the role of PRR activation in the calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Therefore,  in vitro  cell culture of primary rat VSMCs and  ex vivo  aortic stimulations were used to analyze osteogenic, senescence and inflammatory markers via real-time PCR,  in situ  RNA hybridization, Western Blot, photometric assays and histological staining. Induction of ROS and DNA-damage by doxorubicin induces a shift of VSMC phenotype toward the expression of osteogenic, senescence and inflammatory proteins. Induction of calcification is dependent on Nlrp3 activity. Il-1β as a downstream target of Nlrp3 induces the synthetic, pro-calcifying VSMC phenotype. Inhibition of PRR with subsequent reduction of chronic inflammation might be an interesting target for reduction of calcification of VSMCs, with subsequent reduction of cardiovascular mortality of patients suffering from vessel stiffness.

Stressor-Induced “Inflammaging” of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via Nlrp3-Mediated Pro-inflammatory Auto-Loop