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SUBMITTER: Amit U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5524075 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amit Uri U Kain David D Wagner Allon A Sahu Avinash A Nevo-Caspi Yael Y Gonen Nir N Molotski Natali N Konfino Tal T Landa Natalie N Naftali-Shani Nili N Blum Galia G Merquiol Emmanuelle E Karo-Atar Danielle D Kanfi Yariv Y Paret Gidi G Munitz Ariel A Cohen Haim Y HY Ruppin Eytan E Hannenhalli Sridhar S Leor Jonathan J
Journal of the American Heart Association 20170520 5
<h4>Background</h4>The immune system plays a pivotal role in myocardial homeostasis and response to injury. Interleukins-4 and -13 are anti-inflammatory type-2 cytokines, signaling via the common interleukin-13 receptor α1 chain and the type-2 interleukin-4 receptor. The role of interleukin-13 receptor α1 in the heart is unknown.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We analyzed myocardial samples from human donors (n=136) and patients with end-stage heart failure (n=177). We found that the interleukin-13 ...[more]