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Angiotensin II-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in Balb/c but not C57BL/6J mice.
Experimental physiology - 1 Aug 2011
Peng Hongmei, Yang Xiao-Ping, Carretero Oscar A, Nakagawa Pablo, D'Ambrosio Martin, Leung Pablo, Xu Jiang, Peterson Edward L, González Germán E, Harding Pamela, Rhaleb Nour-Eddine
Abstract excerpt
Balb/c mice, which are T-helper lymphocyte 2 (Th2) responders, are highly susceptible to infectious and non-infectious heart diseases, whereas C57BL/6 mice (Th1 responders) are not. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is not only a vasopressor but also a pro-inflammatory factor that leads to cardiac hypertro...
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