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chronic myocarditis |
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chronic myocarditis Etymology: Gk, chronos, time, mys, muscle, kardia, heart, itis, inflammation inflammation of the myocardium that persists after an acute bacterial infection. Chronic myocarditis is characterized by degeneration of muscle tissue and fibrosis or infiltration of interstitial tissues. See also myocarditis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Since the innate immune response is critical in determining the development of adaptive immunity (18) and proinflammatory cytokines administered during the innate response determine whether chronic myocarditis develops, we were interested in studying early differences in the cytokine response to CB3 infection in susceptible (BALB/c) or resistant (C57BL/6) mice to see if they could provide clues to the progression to autoimmunity. Certain cytokines (interleukin [IL]-1 and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-[alpha], but not viral replication, correlate with cardiac inflammation and can overcome resistance to chronic myocarditis (7-9). |
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