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Protective role of 5-azacytidine on myocardial infarction is associated with modulation of macrophage phenotype and inhibition of fibrosis.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Jun 2014
Kim Yong Sook, Kang Wan Seok, Kwon Jin Sook, Hong Moon Hwa, Jeong Hye-Yun, Jeong Hae Chang, Jeong Myung Ho, Ahn Youngkeun
Abstract excerpt
We examined whether a shift in macrophage phenotype could be therapeutic for myocardial infarction (MI). The mouse macrophage cell line RAW264.7 was stimulated with peptidoglycan (PGN), with or without 5-azacytidine (5AZ) treatment. MI was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in rats, and the rats were divided into two groups; a saline-injection group and a 5AZ-injection group...
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