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CD73 Inhibition Shifts Cardiac Macrophage Polarization toward a Microbicidal Phenotype and Ameliorates the Outcome of Experimental Chagas Cardiomyopathy.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Aug 2016
Ponce Nicolás Eric, Sanmarco Liliana Maria, Eberhardt Natalia, García Mónica Cristina, Rivarola Héctor Walter, Cano Roxana Carolina, Aoki Maria Pilar
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Increasing evidence demonstrates that generation of extracellular adenosine from ATP, which is hydrolyzed by the CD39/CD73 enzyme pair, attenuates the inflammatory response and deactivates macrophage antimicrobial mechanisms. Although CD73 is emerging as a critical pathway and therapeutic target in cardiovascular disorders, the involvement of this ectonucleotidase during myocardial infection has not been...
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