Cooperation of Th1 and Th17 cells determines transition from autoimmune myocarditis to dilated cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2311-2321

  Nindl, Veronika ^a   Maier, Reinhard ^a   Ratering, David ^b   De Giuli, Rita ^a   Züst, Roland ^a   Thiel, Volker ^a   Scandella, Elke ^a   Di Padova, Franco ^c   Kopf, Manfred ^b   Rudin, Markus ^b   Rülicke, Thomas ^d   Ludewig, Burkhard ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; IFN ; IL 17A; Myocarditis; T helper (Th) cells

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2; L SELECTIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE MYOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART VENTRICLES; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-17; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDITIS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; TH1 CELLS; TH17 CELLS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84865794084     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201142209     Document Type: Article

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