Interleukin-1 receptor-induced PGE2 production controls acetylcholine-mediated cardiac dysfunction and mortality during scorpion envenomation
Cardiac dysfunction is a major complication that precedes death after scorpion envenomation. Here, authors show that heart failure and mortality are caused by excessive acetylcholine release, which requires IL-1R-dependent PGE2 production. Dexamethasone treatment effectively inhibits cardiac dysfunc...
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Main Authors: |
Mouzarllem B. Reis,
Fernanda L. Rodrigues,
Natalia Lautherbach,
Alexandre Kanashiro,
Carlos A. Sorgi,
Alyne F. G. Meirelles,
Carlos A. A. Silva,
Karina F. Zoccal,
Camila O. S. Souza,
Simone G. Ramos,
Alessandra K. Matsuno,
Lenaldo B. Rocha,
Helio C. Salgado,
Luiz C. C. Navegantes,
Ísis C. Kettelhut,
Palmira Cupo,
Luiz G. Gardinassi,
Lúcia H. Faccioli |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19232-8
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