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Involvement of Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy and Efficacy of Human iPS Cell-Derived Macrophages in Its Treatment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Suenaga Genki, Ikeda Tokunori, Komohara Yoshihiro, Takamatsu Koutaro, Kakuma Tatsuyuki, Tasaki Masayoshi, Misumi Yohei, Ueda Mitsuharu, Ito Takaaki, Senju Satoru, Ando Yukio
Abstract excerpt
We hypothesized that tissue-resident macrophages in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) patients will exhibit qualitative or quantitative abnormalities, that may accelerate transthyretin (TTR)-derived amyloid deposition. To evaluate this, we examined the number and subset of tissue-resident macrophages in heart tissue from amyloid-deposited FAP and control patients. In both FAP and control patients,...
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