To B or not to B--that is the question for myocardial infarction.
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Abstract
After myocardial infarction (MI), circulating B cells produce the chemokine Ccl7, which mobilizes inflammatory monocytes from the bone marrow into the blood, after which they are then recruited to the injured heart, a new study shows. B cell depletion after MI limits myocardial injury and improves heart function, suggesting a new approach for the management of acute MI (pages 1273–1280).
Medical subject headings
- B-Lymphocytes
- Heart
- Monocytes
- Myocardial Infarction