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Cardiac Tn I Induces Severe Autoimmune Inflammation in the Myocardium

Ziya Kaya, MD and colleagues from Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany took animal model experiment to study the effects on production of troponin-specific autoantibodies, cross-reactivity of autoantibodies, troponin-specific cellular response, inflammation, and expression of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, fibrosis, heart function, ischemia/reperfusion injury, myocardial remodeling, and survival of the animals

Internal Medicine Journal : Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Artery Disease

Inflammation is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Recent research has shown that inflammation plays a key role in coronary artery disease (CAD) and other manifestations of atherosclerosis. As classified, inflammation can be divided into : acute and chronic. Prolonged inflammation, known as chronic [...]