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M2b Macrophages Regulate Cardiac Fibroblast Activation and Alleviate Cardiac Fibrosis After Reperfusion Injury.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 25 Mar 2020
Yue Yuan, Huang Suiqing, Wang Lexun, Wu Zixuan, Liang Mengya, Li Huayang, Lv Linhua, Li Wei, Wu Zhongkai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Macrophages play an important role in the development of cardiac fibrosis. However, the roles of different macrophage subtypes in cardiac fibroblast (CF) activation and cardiac fibrosis are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were treated with different stimuli to induce differentiation into M1, M2a, M2b, and M2c macrophage subtypes. CFs were co-cultured with...
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