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Chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy of interferon γ-overexpressing transgenic mice is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2012
Torzewski Michael, Wenzel Philip, Kleinert Hartmut, Becker Christoph, El-Masri Jasmin, Wiese Elena, Brandt Moritz, Pautz Andrea, Twardowski Laura, Schmitt Edgar, Münzel Thomas, Reifenberg Kurt
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We recently described a model of inflammatory cardiomyopathy in interferon (IFN)-γ overexpressing transgenic mice stably circulating IFN-γ in the serum referred to as SAP--IFN-γ mice. SAP-IFN-γ transgenic mice show cardiac infiltration by mononuclear leukocytes, culminating in dilated cardiomyopathy characterized by an increase of left ventricular end diastolic diameter and reduction of fractional shortening. We...
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