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Phenotypic characterization of infiltrates in dilated cardiomyopathy - diagnostic significance of T-lymphocytes and macrophages in inflammatory cardiomyopathy.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jul 2002
Noutsias Michel, Pauschinger Matthias, Schultheiss Heinz, K hl Uwe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is linked to inflammatory cardiomyopathy (InfCM). To gain a profound insight into the underlying mechanisms, we phenotypically characterized pan leukocytes (CD18), naive T-lymphocytes (CD3, CD2, CD4, CD8), activated lymphocytes (LFA-1, LFA-3, VLA-4, ICAM-1, CD69, CD45R0), macrophages (Mac-1, 27E10), B-lymphocytes (CD19) and NK-cells (CD57) in DCM and control hearts....
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