Genetic inhibition of galectin-3 suppressed cardiac fibrosis and improved function in a mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy
The adult human heart has very little capacity to repair damage because adult cardiomyocytes lack the ability to proliferate; the immune system plays a very important role in modulating this response. The immune system of fetuses possesses diminished pro-inflammatory function, and an immature immune...
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Elsevier
2017
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