Rheumatic heart disease: proinflammatory cytokines play a role in the progression and maintenance of valvular lesions.

Guilherme, Luiza

Rheumatic heart disease: proinflammatory cytokines play a role in the progression and maintenance of valvular lesions. [electronic resource] - The American journal of pathology Nov 2004 - 1583-91 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0002-9440

10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63415-3 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aorta--pathology
Cell Separation
Child
Cytokines--biosynthesis
Disease Progression
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Flow Cytometry
Heart Valves--pathology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Inflammation
Interleukin-4--metabolism
Leukocytes, Mononuclear--metabolism
Male
Peptides--chemistry
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rheumatic Heart Disease--pathology
Risk
T-Lymphocytes--metabolism