Autoantibodies against the β3-adrenoceptor protect from cardiac dysfunction in a rat model of pressure overload.

β3-Adrenoceptors (β3-ARs) mediate a negative inotropic effect in human ventricular cardiomyocytes, which is opposite to that of β1- and β2-ARs. It has been previously demonstrated that autoantibodies against the β1/β2-AR exist in the sera of some patients with heart failure (HF) and these autoantibo...

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Main Authors: Jin Wang, Meixia Li, Xiurui Ma, Kehua Bai, Li Wang, Zi Yan, Tingting Lv, Zhiqing Zhao, Rongrui Zhao, Huirong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795652?pdf=render