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Macrophage colony stimulating factor expression in human cardiac cells is upregulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha via an NF-kappaB dependent mechanism.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Dec 2007
Hohensinner P J, Kaun C, Rychli K, Niessner A, Pfaffenberger S, Rega G, de Martin R, Maurer G, Ullrich R, Huber K, Wojta J
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INTRODUCTION: Macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) is a key factor for monocyte and macrophage survival and proliferation. M-CSF has been implicated in cardiac healing and repair after myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS: We show by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting analysis that M-CSF protein is present in human heart tissue. Cultured human adult cardiac myocytes (HACM) and human adult...
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