Inflammation, Autophagy, and Apoptosis After Myocardial Infarction

BackgroundThere is evidence for inflammation, autophagy, and apoptosis in the ischemic heart. Autophagy is a physiologic process for tissue survival. Apoptosis, on the other hand, is a mechanism that serves to clear the debris in the setting of tissue injury. The balance between autophagy and apopto...

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Main Authors: Xianwei Wang, Zhikun Guo, Zufeng Ding, Jawahar L. Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008024