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Acquired immunological imbalance after surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass due to epigenetic over-activation of PU.1/M-CSF.
Journal of translational medicine - 25 May 2018
Laudanski Krzysztof, Zawadka Mateusz, Polosak Jacek, Modi Jaymin, DiMeglio Matthew, Gutsche Jacob, Szeto Wilson Y, Puzianowska-Kuznicka Monika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been shown that severe insult to the immune system may trigger prolonged macrophage characteristics associated with excessive release of monocyte colony stimulating factor (M-CSF). However, it is unclear how persistent is the macrophage-like characteristics in circulating monocytes (MO). In this study, 20 patients who underwent non-emergent cardiopulmonary bypass had their monocytes...
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