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Stenotic aortic valves have dysfunctional mechanisms of anti-inflammation: implications for aortic stenosis.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Feb 2011
Lee Joon H, Meng Xianzhong, Weyant Michael J, Reece T Brett, Cleveland Joseph C, Fullerton David A
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OBJECTIVE: Aortic stenosis is an inflammatory disease, associated with increased tissue levels of interleukin-1 beta. We hypothesized that the antagonist of interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, is deficient in aortic valves and that its production by aortic valve interstitial ce...
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