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Lack of IL-6 during Coxsackievirus Infection Heightens the Early Immune Response Resulting in Increased Severity of Chronic Autoimmune Myocarditis

BACKGROUND: Chronic myocarditis is often initiated by viral infection, the most common of which is coxsackievirus infection. The precise mechanism by which viral infection leads to chronic autoimmune pathology is poorly understood, however it is clear that the early immune response plays a critical...

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Autores principales: Poffenberger, Maya C., Straka, Nadine, El Warry, Nahida, Fang, Dianne, Shanina, Iryna, Horwitz, Marc S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2703827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19587788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006207