Increased expression of cardiac IL-17 after burn

• Main Authors: Sasaki Jennifer R (Author), Rani Meenakshi (Author), Zhang Qiong (Author), Oppeltz Richard F (Author), Schwacha Martin G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiac dysfunction is a common complication associated with major burns. While recent findings have linked the Th-17 T-cell response to the development of autoimmune myocarditis, the role of IL-17 and the Th-17 T-cell response in th...