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Monocyte-directed RNAi targeting CCR2 improves infarct healing in atherosclerosis-prone mice.
Circulation - 21 May 2013
Majmudar Maulik D, Keliher Edmund J, Heidt Timo, Leuschner Florian, Truelove Jessica, Sena Brena F, Gorbatov Rostic, Iwamoto Yoshiko, Dutta Partha, Wojtkiewicz Gregory, Courties Gabriel, Sebas Matt, Borodovsky Anna, Fitzgerald Kevin, Nolte Marc W, Dickneite Gerhard, Chen John W, Anderson Daniel G, Swirski Filip K, Weissleder Ralph, Nahrendorf Matthias
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BACKGROUND: Exaggerated and prolonged inflammation after myocardial infarction (MI) accelerates left ventricular remodeling. Inflammatory pathways may present a therapeutic target to prevent post-MI heart failure. However, the appropriate magnitude and timing of interventions are largely unknown,...
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