L-arginine ameliorates experimental autoimmune myocarditis by maintaining extracellular matrix and reducing cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 382-388

  Okabe, Taka Aki ^a   Hattori, Miki ^a   Yuan, Zuyi ^a   Kishimoto, Chiharu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune myocarditis; Extracellular matrix; Heart failure; L arginine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARDIAC MYOSIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART FAILURE; HEART INJURY; IMMUNIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SWINE;

EID: 51349155620     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: 13652613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2008.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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